By Tyrone Siu | PENGHU COUNTY, Taiwan PENGHU COUNTY, Taiwan Taiwanese residents in Penghu on Saturday shut the door to casino development in a referendum that proponents had said would bring jobs to the isolated, tiny, offshore archipelago.The referendum to allow gaming, open only to residents of the outlying county just west of the main Taiwan island, was opposed to by the ruling independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The proposal was overwhelmingly rejected with 81 percent against and 19 percent in favour, according the county government
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