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Washington DC: Is Gambling On The Way?


The slots, roulette wheels and card tables wouldn’t actually be right there in the Nation’s Capital city. According to the promoters who want to bring gambling to the area, they’d be just across the Potomac River at the National Harbor in Maryland, near the Baltimore/Washington International Airport.

MGM Resorts International, with hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Asia and other parts of the world, is bidding to open a posh community that will include hotels, casinos, office buildings, shops, restaurants and other upscale businesses in that very upscale and busy area.

If approved by the appropriate authorities, promoters predict the new enterprise will affect the local economy in many positive ways, including creating thousands of new jobs. When completed, it will attract tourists, residents and, of course, politicians who already gamble with our tax dollars every day. Sorry, we just had to get in that last dig!

Las Vegas: Golden Nugget has real pool sharks PDF Print E-mail

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Voted one of the top 10 hotel swimming pools in the world by Forbes Traveler is the big water playground at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas. Called The Tank, it’s much more than just for swimming. It gives you the unique opportunity of swimming with dozens of sharks, stingrays and other big sea predators.

Well, not exactly in the same water, because humans are protected by a transparent acrylic wall that affords all the fun of being with the big predators without any of the dangers. When you go, take your waterproof camera and get the proper angle so you look as if you’re side by side with the sharks. Then you can prove to your friends at home that you were actually brave enough to swim with the big guys.

The Tank also offers a three-story water slide, soaring waterfalls and swim-up bar for those who need to recover from the deadly shark encounters. For more information and to make reservations, check with your favorite hometown or online travel agency, or go to www.goldennugget.com

 
 
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