There is more talk surfacing how England's Department of Culture might have been taking bribes and concessions from US casino bosses in a bid to open several super casinos in England.  Part of the original UK Gambling Bill, the idea to run several super casinos from Britain fell through when several of the interested parties started to back out.  After some reformation the final bill called for only one super casino to go up, while online gambling was set forth to be heavily regulated.

What may explain why many of these big casino operators like Caesar's in Las Vegas decided to opt out was perhaps an unwillingness by UK officials to meet their supposed demands.  What many Conservatives in Parliament are speculating is that several U.S. casino operators were pressuring the Dept. of Culture to change money laundering laws so that they would be more casino friendly, so to speak.  The Culture Dept. in turn, is being accused of trying to sway the Treasury to change the laws.

Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has denied any involvement with casinos behind closed doors, and that no discussions regarding money laundering laws had been held.  Tony Blair went on to further defend the Dept. by stating that accusations claiming the Culture Department was making special offers to American casinos was "ridiculous".

Now that documents are supposedly surfacing, claiming to prove the Dept. sought to influence the Treasury in revising money laundering laws, the Dept. of Culture has made a statement that never was there any denial of talking over several issues with the casino bosses, including money laundering laws.  However, the Department still defies any claim they pressured the Treasury.

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