Conservative leader David Cameron will decide in the coming days if his party is to reject the order confirming Manchester as the winner of the Super Casino licence.

Another 16 venues are holding their collective breaths hoping the major opposition party back the plans put forward by the Casino advisory committee.

The Tories have so far refused to state their position on the proposals but will be forced into taking a stand as the date for the vote in the House of Commons draws ever closer.

Labour MPs are expected to be "whipped" into backing Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's belief that the Super casino should be sited in Manchester when the debate and vote is held on Wednesday.

Many backbenchers (from opposition cities) are threatening to rebel while the Liberal Democrats have already said they will be voting against the proposed order.

That means the Tory vote is crucial for Blackpool's chances of overturning the order in the Commons.

However, the final say will rest with the House of Lords where Blackpool has strong support.

Details of the Conservative whip were due to be published later today.

Fylde Tory MP Michael Jack said: "I will be voting against the order because I know how important the super casino is for Blackpool but because all 17 licences are in a single order I can understand the front-benchers in the Conservative Party are on the horns of a dilemma."

The Blackpool Gazette is sending a delegation to Parliament on Monday. The newspaper initiated a campaign to save the local resort’s casino bid and claims to have 11,000 names on their petition.

They are calling for the Casino Advisory Panel's controversial choice of Manchester to be reviewed.

Gazette Editor David Helliwell said “Blackpool, its residents and supporters have responded magnificently since the body blow of January 30 when the Casino Advisory Panel recommended Manchester.
While other bidders have meekly accepted they were unsuccessful, Blackpool people have fought to point out the inadequacies of the panel's report and also taken literally that all the CAP was doing was making a recommendation. It's still up to the Lords and MPs to decide whether they agree with what is put before them. What the 11,000-plus names on our petition do - along with the 123 MPs who have put their names to Early Day Motions - is ensure the report gets some proper scrutiny before a vote.
We have always accepted it would be incredibly difficult to get the recommendation varied but if you don't try, you don't get."