Casino

Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. This town names casinos after Caesar. Genghis Khan crossed into Europe to collected riches from China to the Mediterranean Ocean. Now investors from Beijing arrive from direct flights across the Pacific to Las Vegas. Chinese business leaders know that Las Vegas has the best tax incentives. Napoleon took on Wellington at Waterloo, but Paris has arrived in Las Vegas so that American filmmakers don’t have to ship their camera equipment by paying foreign taxes in France. Miami’s mafia lost money in Havana, Cuban, but found a haven for their taxes in Vegas. Syndicates from Philadelphia, Chicago, and Kansas City all protect their investments in Las Vegas. These are professional investors. Why wouldn’t you trust your money in Las Vegas?

Reporting from Las Vegas, Nevada

p.s. Ask about flights from Boulder and Denver, Colorado to Las Vegas, Nevada