(no, I will
not call it "Myanmar" just because its murderous thug rulers want me to :P -- but AFP does)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071004/lf_afp/lifestylemyanmarchinagambling_071004131914MAIJAYANG, Myanmar (AFP) - Far from the crackdown in the rest of the country, Myanmar's lawless northeast has a distinctly Chinese feel as gamblers eager for a turn at the baccarat table cross into the Southeast Asian nation in droves.
Betting is illegal in China, so thousands of Chinese flock to the relative safety of Maijayang to try their luck at the mafia-run casinos on this Myanmar frontier town.
While world leaders condemn a bloody crackdown by security forces against mass protests in Myanmar's main city Yangon and elsewhere, little is taboo in this sinners' paradise....
"Whatever you need we can take care of, gambling, drugs, girls -- all of it can be arranged," a former casino employee surnamed Wang said as he escorted an AFP journalist past Myanmar border guards to Maijayang.Surnamed "Wang"!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: And remember, what happens in Burma, stays in Burma...
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