You feelin” lucky? Oh, you”re feeling woozy”well cash your chips in and return to your seat then Mr Eastwood, we”re cruising at 30,000ft and there”s been a lot of turbulence.
An unlikely scenario perhaps, but forget about Clint - the fact is, there could soon be casinos hurtling through the skies and poker faces being pulled at such lofty altitudes if a report this week in a British broadsheet is true that aircraft manufacturer Airbus has been asked to produce casino versions of its new A380 superjumbo.
Several Asian buyers are said to be interested, which would make sense ” there are either strict curbs or outright bans on gambling in much of the region, including Thailand and mainland China.
In the same vein as operators offering gambling cruises into international waters, if a casino could leave the jurisdiction of its government for a while and literally fly through a legal loophole, it”s thought there would be rather a large market for its service ” Macao now rivals Las Vegas as the world”s biggest gaming centre, after all, and the fever looks to be spreading.
Ladies and gentlemen, you may now unfasten your seatbelts and make your way to the roulette table. Good luck!