This is a fascinating article about the growth of the gambling business in Macau, which has become a booming gambling mecca. With such rapid growth has come attendant issues of corruption, organized crime, and other types of economic exploitation. This is not only an interesting story about what's going on in Macau but is also a different angle by which to see much of the economic boom going on in China.
"The God of Gamblers" by Evan Osnos
Published in the New Yorker, April 9, 2012
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/04/09/120409fa_fact_osnos?currentPage=all
Eric
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