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Boten town : The new Laos’ city of game thrives
Created two and a half years ago as a special economical area, the small town of Boten, an area granted to Chinese for 30 years, in the North of Laos becomes now a flourishing city of game. After Macao, it progressively climbs on the top of gambles’ destinations like Las Vegas in this part of Asia. Because of prohibition of all gambles like poker, black jack, slot machines or bingo in China, this small market town situated at one kilometre from Chinese frontier becomes now a big agglomeration which attracts players from its surroundings. To receive persons specially disembarking in this city to play in casino, the main firm in this town Golden Boten City opens so its doors 24 hours a day and 7 days per week.
« I often come from Yunnan to play. It’s like I was in China, the casino in addition. Moreover, we don’t need even visa! », a person used to this developing locality, asserts. Even though Boten doesn’t handle enormous sum like Las Vegas where millions of dollars are running every day, croupiers assert that « some players spend €20,000 per evening. Thailandesi, Laotians, Vietnamese and Chinese rush in this town-casino to find job as croupier, prostitute or hotel staff in this town in the middle of the jungle. With its casinos, night clubs, big hotel with 600 rooms, this town already created more than a thousand jobs. Future investments like installation of a jewel trade centre, a golf course and an international airport according to rumours, would increase more and more Boten frequenting.
Source: Poker 777
Thursday, 11 June 2009
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