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Alex Browne - Peace Arch News, January 21, 2013.
Reaction
to the City of Surrey’s decision on the proposed casino/entertainment complex
from Rich Coleman, B.C.’s minister responsible for gaming, was a swift
thumbs-down.
He
suggested that other areas, including First Nations communities that had
expressed interest, would be more likely to be investigated as potential sites
for such a complex in future.
He also
repeated the claim, widely reported early in the campaign for the casino, that
Surrey would have received 10 per cent of the profits, or some $6 million per
year.
Gateway
Casinos had since admitted that Surrey’s take from the proposed complex would
be closer to the $3 million estimated by the city.
In later
comments Saturday, Coleman appeared to back off a little on his earlier
critical stance on the city, noting that, while he was disappointed on Surrey’s
behalf, B.C.’s gaming policy is not to force such a proposal on a community
that doesn’t want it.
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