[K5pbem] Story Idea

[Thomas Michael EDWARDS]

--- Michael Surbrook, on 2006-01-19 05:06, wrote:

> Just to be clear -- one can presume HK is loaded with casinos
> and the like. Oh, and some of them have to be on big riverboats
> in the harbor. HK would also have sports betting parlors, mah
> johngg parlors, pachinko parlors, and various places dedicated
> to VR gaming/betting. Then come places like Rinn-Fa's, with
> slots, cards, dice, roulette, and other games of chance (as
> well as many other forms of betting).

I delurked to claim Kagura, so I might as well add some info that
may be useful here. :)

In the present day, most of "HK" gambling happens in Macau.  It's
very common to get a day pass on one of the HK <-> Macau ferries
to head to the gambling palaces there.  In fact, last I checked,
Macau is the largest, and fastest growing, gambling center in the
world.  Most of the tourist dollars spent in these casinos come
from tourists coming from HK, so Macau depends on HK tourism to
a large degree.

I point this out not to discourage casinos and/or gambling in HK,
only to point out another nearby area for story ideas.

Cheers!

-- 
Thomas Michael EDWARDS
Email: tmedwards at motoslave.net   Website: http://www.motoslave.net/thom/
"That a word like unnatural exists at all indicates a serious deficiency
 in common sense...." -- Anna Puma, Dominion: Conflict 1 (No More Noise)