Saipan casino legalization shows how not to do it

US Pacific possession Saipan has legalized casinos in a process that’s been flawed from the outset. A US judge and Washington lobbying firm Park Strategies, founded by Alfonse D’Amato, along with a Macau junket promoter, are watching closely.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.