I'm happy right now, albeit mutedly. Today is the last day of the first week of my holiday season. For six months of the year, I am not allowed to take any time off. It's our high season in the education business. Then, I get 8 weeks off of 26. The long slough of teaching is over; I'm already looking forward to the next holiday at Xmas time when my parents are coming to visit.
I read an article in one of the local English language magazines about the newly emergent casinos complexes on the Thai border at Myawaddy, and I knew I had to go. I'm a gambler. I admit it. But even when I lived in a state where a casino was only a 45 minute drive away, I knew how to limit my gaming. I never lost too much that I was at a hardship. I won a lot too. Anyways, my girlfriend and I got on a bus and headed up to the Thai border to the town of Myawaddy.
The casino is literally ON the border. 99% of visitors arrive by boat from the Thailand side of the river. Thai is the language being spoken in the casino and the Thai Baht is the currency being gambled. Gambling is strictly prohibited in both Thailand and Myanmar. The casino is located on land owned by the Border Defense Force and the investor is Thai. Lots of money is being made, and the local political leaders are upset because it's all entirely un-taxed.
First night results: 6000 Baht ($180) loss. Amount of fun: Much
The casino is literally ON the border. 99% of visitors arrive by boat from the Thailand side of the river. Thai is the language being spoken in the casino and the Thai Baht is the currency being gambled. Gambling is strictly prohibited in both Thailand and Myanmar. The casino is located on land owned by the Border Defense Force and the investor is Thai. Lots of money is being made, and the local political leaders are upset because it's all entirely un-taxed.
First night results: 6000 Baht ($180) loss. Amount of fun: Much
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