K een to push forward their plan to legalize casinos in Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party is now busy winning over skeptics with predictions of tourism and tax revenue bonanzas. Perhaps a ticket to “Dralion,” Cirque du Soleil’s current performance in Tokyo, might help win over dissenters.
It’s not that the show involves casinos, but it does have all the razzle and dazzle that tends to surround them — especially in the casino capital of the world, Las Vegas.
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