Cautious way with this bet.The basis of the Government's controversial "super-casino" idea is not a new one. It is, basically, a new slant on the "Honeypot A server that is configured to detect an intruder by mirroring a real production system. It appears as an ordinary server doing work, but all the data and transactions are phony. Located either in or outside the firewall, the honeypot is used to learn about an intruder's techniques as " theory which was the economic development "magic bullet (jargon) magic bullet - (Or "silver bullet" from vampire legends) A term widely used in software engineering for a supposed quick, simple cure for some problem. E.g. "There's no silver bullet for this problem". " rage over 20 years ago. The idea is simple. You establish something which ( because of its sheer scale ( not only creates jobs itself, it actually attracts new industries to the area. Nissan is currently the North-East's most successful "Honeypot" ( a success story in its own right but also generating jobs and new opportunities in its supply and service chain throughout the region. Can Las Vegas-style super casinos do the same? Probably. Money, as the saying goes, follows money and a major leisure facility like this would ( in theory ( very quickly "pull up" just about any area in which it were placed. The casino spawns a hotel, leisure facilities, new bars, restaurants ( all needing to be built, staffed and serviced. Just what you need to kick start a major regeneration effort in a particular area ( and that is why Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough are very wise to have declared an interest in Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell's grand plan. One hopes, however, that all three are simply laying down markers at the moment because there are a great many unresolved issues in this saga. The Government was showing the same unseemly haste to push super-casinos through Parliament that was apparent in the zeal Zeal Bows, Mr. crippled fiddler with intense feelings. [Br. Lit.: Pendennis] Cedric of Rotherwood zealous about restoring Saxon independence. [Br. for extended drinking hours. That was the first warning bell. In the end, there were so many questions ( and an election looming ( that the plans contained in the Gambling Bill were watered down to appease ap·pease tr.v. ap·peased, ap·peas·ing, ap·peas·es 1. To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe. 2. To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst. 3. the back-benches. That was the second warning bell. Political expediency ex·pe·di·en·cy n. pl. ex·pe·di·en·cies 1. Appropriateness to the purpose at hand; fitness. 2. Adherence to self-serving means: has rarely proved to be the foundation on which anything meaningful could be built. Yet that is where we are at the moment. An old concept, put to a new use, but hugely amended to take account of political expediency. Put that way, it doesn't look like such a safe bet. That said, it is a concept that could be made to ( and it is only sensible to "book a place at the table". But we need to take a very much closer look at things before actually placing a bet. |
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