"What is certain is the more the government controls our lives the less we will prosper."

It was lack of control that caused tha crash of "29", it was lack of control that caused the S&L bailout and it was lack of control that caused the current world financial crisis (control starting from the United States.) As it relates to the LV strip, individually owned casinos are no different than the Mom and Pop hardware stores, Pharmacies, the corner store and service stations. Nearly all replaced by megopolies with little or no personal service. Some call it progress, I prefer to call it "fools gold". MHO