IN IT'S HEY DAY ... BIERUT LEBANON WAS THE "MONTE CARLO" OF THE MIDDLE EAST ... THE ARAB ROYAL FAMILIES FLEW IN THERE ON LONG WEEKENDS TO GAMLBE AND EAT GOURMET FOOD! MY FATHER IN LAW ATTENDED THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY THERE ... HE USED TO PLAY "CHEMIN DE FIR" BACCARAT WITH THE MONEY HIS PARENTS SENT HIM FOR SCHOOL ... HE WON ENOUGH TO PARTY!