By
Iulia Pascanu
What Las Vegas jargon names "whales"
is in fact the creme of the high rollers species. They are a handful 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. 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 earthlings, 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 entourage 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 coming in, at the same rate, after
nine eleven.
Unfortunately, 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.
Iulia Pascanu writes for http://www.bestlasvegashotels.info
where you can find more information about the best Las Vegas hotels
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