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McCamy Taylor

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17. A casino is a great way to funnel foreign money into US elections.

Reply to Adenoid_Hynkel (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:36 PM

Jul 2012

A bunch of wealth Chinese mobsters can "lose" big at one of this guy's casinos and the money can be skimmed right off the top and given to Romney. Someone needs to find out who the big gamblers---and losers---are at Adelson's Chinese casino.

Macau gets roughly 70 percent of gambling revenue from VIP, or high-stakes gamblers, according to Aaron Fischer, CLSA’s head of Asian consumer and gaming research in Hong Kong. The “mass market” - usually the term for middle-class visitors - is still the most profitable because casino operators pay commissions to professionals bringing in high-stakes gamblers.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-29/macau-casino-owners-bet-everyone-wins-as-adelson-expands-retail.html

Any way we can find out who these VIPs are? Will tell us who is bankrolling Romney.

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REPORT: Biggest Donor To Romney And GOP (Sheldon Adelson) Did Business With Chinese Mob [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Jul 2012 OP

I think if they do enough digging they will find these types of donors for dems too. mucifer Jul 2012 #1

eh, i'd be very surprised if that were the case nashville_brook Jul 2012 #3

Jeffrey Katzenburg is a big Obama donor and he used to count cards in blackjack. Kablooie Jul 2012 #11

Because counting cards is just like being a Chinese Mob member krawhitham Jul 2012 #16

Really speaks volumes the GOP's biggest backer made his billions from gambling. DCBob Jul 2012 #2

and perhaps prostitution maddezmom Jul 2012 #4

No doubt. DCBob Jul 2012 #5

Thank you, Citizens United Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #6

But did he donate enough to get Romney to pick him for VP? tclambert Jul 2012 #7

Rachel Maddow last night riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #8

And the hits just keep on coming. Kingofalldems Jul 2012 #9

Here is more.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #10

in less than 3 weeks he riverbendviewgal Jul 2012 #12

Stories like this never have any legs with MSM Thrill Jul 2012 #13

Just look at him. What thoughts come to your mind? I won't say in public. nt nanabugg Jul 2012 #14

He looks like someone Michael Corleone whacked at the end of The Godfather yurbud Jul 2012 #15

A casino is a great way to funnel foreign money into US elections. McCamy Taylor Jul 2012 #17

What I don't get is why China is letting this guy soak her citizens. SunSeeker Jul 2012 #18

Doesn't this make Romney the Manchurian Candidate? bluedigger Jul 2012 #19