Earlier this month, Hag, out on subterranean patrol, heard a bit of startling goss …
To wit: There is a firm proposal, supported by Premier Paul, to build a new casino in Hobart.
In a fit of befuddled revelation, Hag wrote at the time that the casino was earmarked for the prime Derwent-facing railway area beneath the Domain. Her report continued: "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 Absinthe 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. (And Federal just may want to concentrate more on conventions at Wrest Point).
"This, Absinthe said, was a plan championed by former Premier Jim. Now, the baton has been handed to Paul.
Please, deny it Mr Premier …
" Hag learnt last night that the Premier had indeed been asked to deny this ghastly rumour and the Lennon spinners simply replied with words to the effect that they did not respond to rumour — especially from that (expletive deleted) load of (expletive deleted), oldtt.pixelkey.biz.
Now, that doesn’t seem like a denial to Hag … who herself has spent a lifetime in denial of her many appalling addictive habits.
C’mon, mainstream media, get a denial on the record. Meawnhile, Federal copped a lash from the National Competition Council with its exclusive deal with the State Government on poker machines found to be anti-competitive.
The National Competition Council said Tasmania did not comply with Competition Principles Agreement obligations in relation to gaming machines, casinos and keno.
Read The Mercury report here: Pokies deal ruled anti-competitive
And for a brilliant analysis of this appalling deal go to first-generation oldtt.pixelkey.biz, scroll to the bottom DON’T MISS section, and read James Boyce, with lots of links to earlier analyses …
