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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!
Monte Carlo, Monaco: Pretend You're A Senior James Bond PDF Print E-mail


Mix Beverly Hills, Malibu and Las Vegas. Give it a French accent and you'll have Monaco. It's a one-mile-square principality on the Riviera, surrounded by France and the Mediterranean.

See where Vegas got the glitzy gambling idea at the 170-year-old, elegant Monte Carlo Casino. Envision yourself rubbing shoulders at the gambling tables with international royalty, European billionaires and some shady James Bond types.

The famous auto race, the Grand Prix of Monaco, runs every year in May. If you want to experience the race route, rent a car or hire a cab to ride over the winding seaside route at speeds much safer as the real event.

Have lunch in the garden of Le Grill Restaurant at the Hotel de Paris. Be aware that the hotel, meals, entertainment and everything else in Monte Carlo is very expensive. However, if you want a once-in-a-lifetime experience as a pretend member of traditional, espionage or money royalty, the posh city and views are well worth it.
 
 
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