[Pelham]

the dark side of Little Saigon

[stellaluna]

I’m surprised this even got published.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Asians are all closet gambling addicts, especially when they get older. You probably don't want to see pictures of the gamblers.

But Googling "Vietnamese coffee shops Orange County" returns some decent visuals. :)

[webheart]

Vegas doesn’t give free drinks to loosen wallets. Those drinks are weak. What they do is offer you a drink while you are playing, then take forever to get the drink to you, so that you will stay at the same spot for a longer time. You will lose more money and you will get only a slight buzz for your trouble.

Now maybe in the past it worked the way they said, but that was before liability lawsuits and high taxes on alcohol. It is cheaper to give free drinks with long wait times and wait you out. The return on investment is better than getting their customers all drunk on Grey Goose.

[Jack Black]

Diversity is our strength.

[JimSEA]

East Asia, including Southeast Asia has traditionally had a big gambling problem. Thailand mixes gambling and Ya Ba (meth). Very destructive of families as it usually is a male addiction. Wealthy one day, destitute and addicted the next.