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Las Vegas Whales
Private Residence Clubs
What Las Vegas jargon names "whales" is in fact the creme of the high rollers
species. They are a handfull of people that in some opinions don't exceed 500
individuals in the world. Las Vegas hoteliers are nuts about them; some claim
four or five of those whales bet much more than the rest of the thousands
customers they receive daily. No wonder they are suspected of going as far as
selling their first born child to get one of those whales into their gaming
area. Iulia Pascanu writes for
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Five tips to recognise a whale
* the size of the bet: $50,000 is
the low end; Australian tycoon Kerry Packer likes to play seven blackjack hands
at one time; his top bet was $375,000;
* the line of credit: 4 to 5 million
dollars for one weekend; a fortune for us ordinary earthings, pocket money for a
"whale";
* the treat: whales get all the freebies from the hotel they play:
fine dining, luxury accommodations, private jet transportation, expensive
gifts... often the US visa for the Asian high rollers;
* the escort: it
usually includes bodyguards, beautiful gals and close friends; Las Vegas history
saved for the record a legendary tale in which the Saudi Prince Adnan Khashoggi
dropped for a bet at Stardust with an anturage of a dozen people;
* the
generosity: whether they win or loose, everybody's happy as long as they play;
"whales" don't spare tips & gifts.
While the "whales" number just a few
hundreds in the world, the amounts they can afford to lose are purely
impressive; that is why hoteliers pay specially trained staff for "whales
hunting". The Asians form a big part of this exclusivist market, about 80 %. The
bottom line is to keep them comming in, at the same rate, after nine eleven.
Unfortunatelly, Las Vegas seems to be experiencing a decrease in whale strands
these days. One reason, that all hoteliers agree about, is they don't get as
much privacy in Las Vegas casinos as they would normally get in other gaming
destinations of the world. While hotel owners in Las Vegas await their VIP
saloons approved, the "whales" gamble in Macau, Monaco or Australia.
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