“The reports of Elbow Beach’s demise were greatly exaggerated.  Elbow Beach is doubling down on Bermuda with a multi-million dollar investment in the upgrade of 98 cottages across the property. The upgrades are pure platinum and are sure to attract the discerning tourist.”

Doubling down is a term from blackjack.  You have to wonder, despite the widespread political and public resistance to casinos, who in the inner circle is so desperate to make it happen?

(And psst, a couple of million dollars doesn’t go far across 98 cottages).

They do at least have the common sense to downplay lotteries and online gaming.

The consultants report weighs the scenarios of one big casino in town, or one in town as well as Dockyard and St George, or smaller ones in the hotels, and various combinations of the above.

It makes you understand why Dr. Casino has such a hard on for the municipal corporations:

The Innovation Group understands that sites within the Downtown Hamilton area that can be developed as a potential site for a stand-­alone casino are limited and the process for identifying, securing and/or acquiring a site could be complicated.

Hmm.  I sense a plan coming together.

The problem here is that no one trusts the guy anymore.  His games, our money.

Our community doesn’t want casinos.  Our loyal tourists don’t want casinos.  And the more that Dr. Brown pushes the issue, the less we trust him.

Too much of his glitter has already turned to rust.  This report throws around lots of numbers – but they are hypothetical, they are fantasy.  Dr. Deception reckons casinos could raise $146 million annually for Government and generate more than 3,000 jobs for Sven and Ali Bu.  Doesn’t that remind you of a certain other Dr?  Dr. Evil?  Quadrillions!

I don’t think Bermuda wants to take any more gambles on Dr. Brown’s big ideas … they tend to cost too much with too little to gain.