The net impact of legalised gambling on a community is difficult to assess, and its economic costs and benefits vary around the globe.
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11 January 2013
A casino-hopping tour around the islands is the perfect way to kick back, relax and have some offshore fun.
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10 December 2012
Marina Bay Sands is a world of fine dining, high end shops, Broadway shows and infinity pools.
26 October 2012
How casinos thwart cheating, influence player psychology and work the odds to maximize profits.
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17 August 2012
From a casino that offers old school nostalgia to a resort focused on family fun, each of the hotels in Nevada’s Sin City has a personality all its own.
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17 August 2012
Despite Japan’s strict gambling laws, pachinko, a pinball derivative played by millions of people, is a national obsession generating 30 trillion yen profit a year.
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16 August 2012
Sun City was once the poster child for the hypocrisy and moral decay of apartheid, but today is a luxurious, if bizarre, entertainment venue deep in the South African bushveld.
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15 August 2012
Hangover Heaven is a 45ft-long bus that trolls the Strip and treats the side effects of drinking too much with IV therapy.
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14 August 2012
With the opening of Revel, a 14-restaurant hotel complex, Atlantic City, New Jersey is hoping that an emphasis on dining will revive the US’ second-largest gambling destination.
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13 August 2012
From Las Vegas to Macau, casinos across the globe feature restaurants led by some of the world’s best chefs.
22 February 2012
A selection of these Casinos articles were originally published on Lonely Planet.
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