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On the other hand, fucking with a Vegas casino is how you end up bloody in an alley somewhere.

This is how you end up with "f* you" settlement money.

Today's Vegas is not your parent's Vegas. It’s all professional investors now, very little mob left.

Yes, not to mention that nearly every casino/hotel on the Strip is owned by either Caesar's Entertainment or MGM Resorts. They are huge publicly-traded companies who want to minimize risk.

MGM Resorts Properties: Bellagio Circus Circus CityCenter (50% joint venture with Dubai World) Aria Resort & Casino Mandarin Oriental Excalibur Luxor Mandalay Bay MGM Grand The Mirage New York-New York Park MGM

Caesars Entertainment Corp: Bally's Caesars Palace Harrah's The Cromwell Flamingo Las Vegas The Linq Las Vegas Planet Hollywood Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino

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