Tassie's new casino .... ?By HAGHag has been trawling some of the more complex intestines of Hobart's gastrous underbelly and has discovered some rather startling information. And that is: There is a firm proposal - supported Hag is told by Premier Lennon (well! what would you expect?) - to build a new casino. Where: the prime Derwent-facing railway area (?) beneath the Domain. Hag's informant fell off the stool at this stage so she is left to assume that somewhere around the Cenotaph area is a lot of railway shunting tracks. Whatever, Hag, being an unreliable drunk, uncharacteristically checked this out with a second source of malcontented disinformation. And yes, said the second source, before the Absinthe kicked in, it's true. And who Hag asked, as the world took on a more surreal (and Hag has to say, more congenial context) is behind this proposal. God, said the Absent One, Tasmania's No.2 of the Council of Three ruling the state, of course: Federal Hotels. The Absinthe One then detailed the rationale: Wrest Point is just too far away to attract enough of the Northern Suburbs and Eastern Shore clients to keep Federal in the manner to which it has become accustomed. This, Absinthe said, was a plan championed by former Premier Jim. Now, the baton has been handed to Paul. Please, deny it Mr Premier....
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