The British government has laid out plans for how the decisions on who is to run Britain's new casinos should be made.
The Casino Advisory Panel (CAP), which last month announced that Manchester would be the site for the UK’s first super-casino, has picked 17 local authorities to hand out licences to operators in their areas.
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell is set to put the CAP proposals to parliament for a vote.
The Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) envisages a two-stage process with the views of local people taken into consideration before licences are awarded.
Plans would also include measures to protect children and potential gambling addicts, as well as preventing any new casino from becoming a crime hotspot.
