From the glittering lights of the Las Vegas strip to the illegal pai gow parlors of New York’s Chinatown, there is a wide range of casinos from which these potential 100 million people can choose. For most, proximity is the deciding factor, as in the case of places like Atlantic City where shuttle buses crammed with tourists run 24 hours a day. Equally popular are the continuous hovercrafts linking Hong Kong and Macao, and the daily flights to Las Vegas from airports around the globe. 
Of course, there is more to casinos than just gambling. Since the early 1960s casinos have operated on the assumption that while black jack or roulette might be their main revenue stream, it is important to offer other incentives as well to keep occasional gamblers coming back to the tables.
For the person looking for a top-end casino, such concerns as proximity and all-you-can-eat buffets are of less importance. There are basically two kinds of people in this bracket: the well-heeled amateur and the hard-core gambler.
