The Lisboa Hotel also has the function of hotel and catering. If you really want to gamble, you still have to go to a special gambling hall. When you go to the gambling hall above, you can see a variety of gambling methods, such as baccarat.
, stud, compass, dice, slot machines and more.
The casino of the Lisboa Hotel is far more lively than the streets of Macau outside, and there are more people of all kinds. As the saying goes, all the three religions and nine streams gather here. Although the ventilation system in the casino is very effective, there is still a lot of noise in the air.
It is still filled with various smells, such as cigarette smell, alcohol smell, sweat smell, perfume smell, etc.
Here, you can see the real world. Moreover, most people who are addicted to gambling have superstitious habits. Even if they don't have it originally, they will unknowingly become superstitious about luck, feng shui and other things after gambling for a long time.
Different people have different superstitious habits. For example, some people believe that washing their hair before gambling will wash away their luck, so they often don't wash their hair for ten and a half months. The appearance and smell are equally disturbing.
Compliment.
Zhou Hao had also heard that a high-ranking domestic official came to Macau to gamble before. He found that if he sang the song "Without ***, there would be no new China" before placing a bet, he would have a greater chance of winning, so before placing a bet, he
Everyone will shout loudly and sing "Without ***, there would be no new China", and
Sometimes, if he brings his subordinates, they will sing along to please him, and some will even be responsible for harmonizing. Therefore, when some foreign tourists come to the Lisboa Hotel, they will see a large group of Chinese
The gamblers sang a chorus in front of a certain gambling table, which was a great spectacle.
Anyway, in the casino, basically anyone can see anyone, which means that no matter how strange you see someone, it is actually not worth being surprised.
Today, both Zhou Hao and He Xueyun were dressed very ordinary. In order not to be recognized so quickly, the two of them even changed their hairstyles. Zhou Hao also wore a pair of black-framed plain glasses, and He Xueyun also messed up his makeup.
Some. In addition, the two of them deliberately kept a low profile, so no one really recognized them for a while.
Not even the casino staff recognized He Xueyun, the former daughter of the He family.
In fact, the casino in the Lisboa Hotel is divided into many gambling halls, specifically two types. One is the midfield for public entertainment, and the other is the VIP room for high-rollers. There are blankets everywhere.
, the soft floor of the casino is actually a huge hunting ground.
And here, whether you are a hunter or a prey, you are actually mortgaging your own destiny because of your own desires. Especially those gamblers who have been deeply trapped in the mud, and they will be reincarnated here throughout their lives, unable to turn around.
Zhou Hao and He Xueyun were like two indifferent bystanders at this moment, looking coldly at the luxurious hunting ground in front of them.
"Hao, if you want to play, we can go to the VIP room." He Xueyun said while holding Zhou Hao's arm.
In fact, He Xueyun didn't like coming to the casino very much. Even when she was the daughter of the He family, she had only been here once or twice. She didn't like the smoky atmosphere here, and she didn't like the people around the gambling table.
Gamblers who are either shouting, hysterical or dejected.
Likewise, she doesn't like the croupiers who wear professional smiles all day long, and the adaptors who walk around in suits and vests with insensitive faces.
He Xueyun felt that there were no men, women, young or old in this casino, they were all beasts driven by desire.
If he really had to choose, He Xueyun would rather go to the VIP room. At least, there wouldn't be so many people in the VIP room and it would be quieter.
Zhou Hao shook his head and said, "Let's take a walk here now."
Then, he pointed to some guys in the casino who were holding chips in their hands and walking around the crowd, looking around, but not placing much bets. Most of the time they were just watching others place bets, and asked He Xueyun: "Xueyun, you
Do you know who those people are?"
He Xueyun nodded: "Those are all 'junket operators'.
The so-called "junket operators" are actually loan sharks. They specifically look for gamblers who have lost money in gambling and have no cash at the moment, and then lend them the chips they have, and then charge high interest rates.
.Those who firmly believe that they are just temporarily unlucky will eventually win back their capital and profits.
People often can't stand the temptation of these "junket operators". There are also those who have lost completely and just want to win back one game to get rid of this nightmare of reality.
Junket Operator "borrows money, and then lets the interest on the loan continue to compound, and there is no way to turn around."
Of course, to become a qualified "junket operator", you must have extraordinary eyesight and be able to judge the repayment ability of those "prey". For example, a senior "junket operator" can identify his prey.
If you only have the ability to repay a loan of one million, you will never lend him one million and one million.
At the same time, these "junket operators" are also equivalent to casino intermediaries. Because the high-rollers in the VIP room are sometimes inconvenient to carry too much cash, or the country's management of outbound funds limits the funds they have.
Um. And when they gamble to a certain level, they often need to borrow cash or chips from "junket operators". Therefore, some "junket operators" have accumulated an extremely rich "customer source", and they get to know high-rollers through those high-rollers.
Other rich people can then bring them to the casino.
Zhou Hao smiled at Qin Haoran and said: "Actually, these 'junket operators' are the protagonists of the casino. According to statistics, 40% of the net income of Macau's gaming industry has to be used to pay government taxes, and 4%
Ten percent is used to pay these intermediaries, also known as Junket Operators, and the remaining 20 percent belongs to the company. And among the taxes paid to the government, 70 percent comes from
The 'contribution' of these 'junket operators'. So, these 'junket operators' are the protagonists that support the casino."
He Xueyun laughed: "I didn't expect you to know so much about the situation here."
"Of course, in order to snatch you away from the He family, I was prepared for a full-scale war with the He family." Zhou Hao smiled and said: "Since a war is about to begin, it is natural to know yourself and the enemy. Who knows where?
The old guy Hun Sen actually gave up in the end and would rather swallow his anger than start a war with me."
He Xueyun pinched Zhou Hao's cheek sweetly and a little bit angrily, and said with a smile: "You are just afraid that the world will not be in chaos."
Zhou Hao smiled coolly and said: "Some people just like to watch the whole world burn. Maybe I am such a person."
At this time, suddenly a man in his twenties, wearing ordinary clothes and not looking amazing came to Zhou Hao and He Xueyun with a smile on his face. He smiled at them and said: "You two, you want to come here to find some excitement."
Bar?"
After taking one look at this guy, Zhou Hao immediately concluded that this guy was a "junket operator".
He Xueyun also noticed it. Zhou Hao looked at her and smiled at him: "Yes, we happened to be on honeymoon, so we came to Macau to have some fun."
Hearing that Zhou Hao said that he came here with him to spend his honeymoon, He Xueyun felt sweet in his heart, and gave him an angry look, thinking that this guy was really good at telling lies, and the other party could tell that the two of them were locals at a glance.
, which locals will come to the Lisboa Hotel for their honeymoon?
"I see you two have been here for so long without even placing bets. Have you lost all your money?" The "junket boy" was completely unaware of the strangeness in Zhou Hao's words and asked with a smile.
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Zhou Hao smiled in his heart, guessing that this "junket boy" regarded himself and He Xueyun as "prey". And Zhou Hao could also conclude that this "junket boy" must be a novice, otherwise, how could he not see it?
Are you and He Xueyun completely different from ordinary gamblers?
However, Zhou Hao did not say anything. Instead, he smiled at this guy and said, "Yes, our luck is not very good. We have lost all the more than 50,000 yuan we brought with us, and we are about to leave."
Then he saw a glint in the eyes of this "junket boy", and then said to Zhou Hao: "Since you are here, don't leave so quickly. You two are here for your honeymoon, so of course you can't let this sweet time go so quickly.
It’s over, after all, this honeymoon is once in a lifetime.”
When He Xueyun heard this, he secretly laughed in his heart. This "junket boy" is also a guy who tells lies constantly when he opens his mouth.
But Zhou Hao frowned and said, "But we don't have any chips on hand anymore, and it would be troublesome to withdraw money outside."
"It's okay, it's okay. If you two don't mind, I still have a lot of chips here that I can lend to you." The "junket operator" said quickly.
But Zhou Hao immediately showed a vigilant look: "To show your courtesy for nothing is to commit adultery or theft. You are not the kind of loan shark, are you?"
"Sir, what you said is wrong. I just liked you two and wanted to come over and help you. And I didn't ask you two to ask for interest." This "junket operator" immediately showed his first appearance.
Dissatisfied expression: "If you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say it."
After saying that, he really turned around and left, but after he took two steps, he was caught by Zhou Hao, and he heard Zhou Hao say: "Don't be like this, don't be like this, I'm not wrong, I misunderstood you."
The moment the "junket boy" turned around, a look of triumph appeared on his face, and he secretly thought to himself that the "prey" had finally taken the bait.
But he didn't know that the change in his expression had fallen into He Xueyun's eyes, and He Xueyun was secretly laughing in his heart: This guy has fallen into Hao's trap without even realizing it.