Thursday, January 11, 2007

SUPERCASINO opponents say the proposed gambling venue in Greenwich would
mean an increase in crime. South and East London Against the Casino (SELAC)
has launched a petition and website opposing plans for Britain's first
regional casino to be opened at the former Millennium Dome -now called The
O2.
Pressure group activists spent months studying reports and statistics about
similar "resort-sized" casinos opened in different countries around the
world. Greenwich resident Rachel Mawhood is one of SELAC's four founding
members. She said: "Ten months ago a lot was said in papers about the
potential negative effects of a proposed supercasino.