The obscure but newly-minted Penang Front Party's plan to have a casino on the island has been smacked by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Lim said the party, with Umno's Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin as an adviser and supported by some 80 NGOs, has suggested a proposal which is uncalled for.

"Is this a new policy by Umno, to have casinos in the state?" Lim asked at a press conference in Komtar today.