Macau ...The Dark Side

CNN's The Dark Side of Macau discusses triads, money laundering, intimidation, bribery and other civic issues endemic in Asia.

Now a gambling Mecca rather than a sleepy backwater but still believed to have strong ties to the Triads who long had economic benefits that were the main reasons a remote outpost of Portugal lasted so long.

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Now a gambling Mecca rather than a sleepy backwater but still believed to have strong ties to the Triads who long had economic benefits that were the main reasons a remote outpost of Portugal lasted so long.

Of course for a long while Las Vegas was a sleepy backwater with strong ties to various organized crime groups who long had economic benefits that were the main reason a remote outpost in the desert lasted so long.

The Senator for Nevada lived in Santa Monica, CA for a long time so its obvious that the sleepy little backwater of Nevada survived for reasons other than its thriving economy and huge, industrious population.

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Of course for a long while Las Vegas was a sleepy backwater with strong ties to various organized crime groups who long had economic benefits that were the main reason a remote outpost in the desert lasted so long.

Blame the Mormons.

More specifically, the Mormon bankers who for a couple decades bankrolled the wise guys.

Strange indeed are the ways of god ...