Gulf Casino's
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Time to bring in the casinos.
I understand that's why the Burj was built 300 metres offshore - so it could operate as a casino, but technically, not be in the Holy Land where such things are forbidden.
However, on the day the (old) sheikh was to sign the papers making it so, one of his sons was killed in a motorcycle accident, and he saw that as a sign from You-Know-Who that he should not go ahead with the casino.
Back in the early '70's, RAK had a Casino in an Abela run hotel - though I seem to recall one the RAK hierachy closed it down by throwing a couple of 'Thermite' grenades into it - the rumour was that he owed the 'House' a few million riyals (as the dirham was then)
PZU - Out of Africa (Retired)