Someone won the jackpot, which greatly stimulated many gamblers. The phone of the investment agency was bombarded with calls, including those for opening accounts and placing bets. A hundred phones rang non-stop.
In just three days, more than 10,000 new accounts were added, the amount of funds in the investment agency reached 2 million, and the agency's fees alone reached 100,000.
Another point is that there is no interest on the money kept in the investment agency's account. The investment agency can lend the money to a bank and make a profit from it.
As for the money for buying lottery tickets, hehe, the last thing Los Angeles lacks is cash. With some capital circulation, this money will become legal capital. Is there anything easier than money laundering?
At the same time,
Since the launch of the proxy betting business, the prize money for the casino's lottery draws has become higher and higher. In just a few days, it has reached 30,000 US dollars. The amount of betting by external proxy betting has exceeded the amount of bets made by gamblers in the casino.
The expansion of the fund pool further stimulates the enthusiasm of gamblers and bettors, and more people place bets.
Half a month later.
Bill reported to Hardy that the account balance of the "Lucky Goddess Investment Company" had reached 10 million US dollars, and the amount of each lottery draw in the casino was consistently above 40,000 US dollars.
In fact, the investment agency company still has little money.
It mainly played a great role in promoting the casino business.
Hardy did the math.
The prize money for each draw is NT$40,000, 10 times a day, and the casino takes a 15% commission. If this situation is maintained throughout the year, the income from this alone can reach NT$22 million.
This is absolutely a crazy income.
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hardy estate las vegas.
Hardy invited Las Vegas Mayor Goodman to be his guest. Goodman liked red wine, so Hardy took the mayor to his underground wine cellar.
The wine cellar is built deep and has very thick walls, so it naturally maintains a constant temperature all year round, at around 17 or 18 degrees.
The entire wine cellar is more than 200 square meters, with wooden racks filling the walls and the middle, with bottles of red wine in them.
Goodman pulled out a bottle at random. "Latour from 1908, a good year. It is said that 2008 is the best year in the decade. This bottle is estimated to cost $500."
Hardy smiled and said, "500 was the price in the past two years. The price of high-vintage wine has skyrocketed recently. It should be around 800 US dollars now, and the retail price should be around 1,000 US dollars."
Goodman took it in his hand and looked at it carefully twice. Finally, he put it back to the wine rack reluctantly, walked two steps and picked up another bottle, Lafite 1928.
Margaux, Cheval Blanc, Couda, Mouton, Petrus, look at the wines filling up the cellar. The value of the red wines here is estimated to be no less than four or five hundred thousand.
Hardy pulled a bottle of wine from the wooden shelf and handed it to Mayor Goodman with a smile, "How about we drink this bottle today?"
1914 Romanee-Conti, Mayor Goodman thought it was a good wine. Due to the low production volume, the price of Romanee-Conti has always been very high. This bottle is estimated to be more expensive than that bottle of Latour and may even be sold for 2,000.
The two returned to the living room and handed the wine to the butler to sober him up. Hardy and Mayor Goodman sat down to chat.
"The Hardy's Hotel is open for business and business is very good. There is a constant stream of gamblers every day and buses are constantly bringing people here from Los Angeles. Las Vegas is becoming more prosperous." Mayor Goodman said with a smile.
"Only when the market is prosperous can the government collect more taxes, right?" Hardy said with a smile.
"Haha, of course, the citizens of Las Vegas all hope that this place will get better and better. Next year, the government plans to invest more money to build infrastructure, such as drainage systems, road traffic systems, communication systems, environmental sanitation systems, etc." said the mayor.
"If the government needs it, Hardy's Hotel is willing to contribute to municipal construction. There will be more and more tourists in the future, but Las Vegas only has one small hospital, which cannot meet the current needs. I plan to invest in building a large comprehensive hospital. What do you think, Mayor Goodman?" Hardy said.
Currently, Las Vegas has only tens of thousands of permanent residents, which is not even high enough to be ranked among cities in the United States. However, he knows that the population of Las Vegas will increase dramatically in the future, and building a hospital will definitely not be a loss.
And in the future, you can serve your own people.
Mayor Goodman was immediately delighted when he heard this. Building a hospital is one of the city's infrastructure and it is also a political achievement for him.
"Also, Las Vegas has elementary schools and middle schools, but it doesn't have its own university. I think Las Vegas should also have its own university. What do you think about me building a Las Vegas University?" Hardy asked.
Mayor Goodman looked at Hardy in shock. If he could really add a university to the city during his term, it would definitely be a great political achievement and would even be recorded in the history of urban construction.
"Of course it's good, but we have a sparse population here and a simple industrial structure, so a comprehensive university is definitely not suitable. Those universities often have been developed for more than a hundred years. What kind of university do you think Las Vegas can open?" asked Mayor Goodman.
Hardy knew what Mayor Goodman meant.
There are only casinos in Las Vegas, nothing else. How can we open a gambling university?
That's ridiculous.
Hardy knew, however, that Las Vegas would indeed have its own university in the future, but that construction would not begin until more than a decade later.
In his previous life, he came to Las Vegas and the tour guide told tourists that the University of Las Vegas offers courses in art, environmental studies, hotel management, etc., among which the hotel management major ranks first among all universities in the United States.
"Las Vegas will develop very quickly in the future. More and more people will come here to travel, and the hotel service industry will be very short of people. We can open a hotel management course, and then slowly add other courses as the industry develops," said Hardy.
It's called a university, but in fact it's just a technical college, a hotel management college or something like that.
Mayor Goodman felt that Hardy's proposal was very practical and not too unrealistic, as he did not talk about building a world-class university.
The butler had already sobered up the wine and brought it to the living room to pour for the two of them. Goodman picked up the glass and looked at the emerald red wine, thinking that this was the top-grade red wine, Romanee-Conti.
Take a sip,
Swallow gently.
This small bite costs a few dollars.
A mouthful of gold.
Goodman told Hardy, "An old friend called me two days ago and said he saw me on TV in Las Vegas. He said he was happy for me after seeing the changes in Las Vegas and that he would come to Las Vegas to visit me sometime. By the way, my friend is a state legislator in Nevada."
A few days ago, Hardy allowed the TV station to interview Mayor Goodman. The mayor stood in the courtyard of Hardy's Hotel, with tourists coming and going behind him, and talked about the government's plans and visions for the future of Las Vegas.
It was a show.
Hardy took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Mr. State Representative, you are not here for fun but for business inspection. Mr. Mayor, you can tell your friends that Hardy's Hotel is willing to provide free hotel accommodation, so that you can better understand the current situation in Las Vegas."
"By the way, if he has family coming over, we can open a few more rooms."
Goodman raised his glass to thank Hardy.
"In two days, I will have a groundbreaking ceremony for a horse racing track and a dog racing track."
"Dog racing is a popular pastime. People like it and can relax and have fun when they have nothing to do. The races will also be broadcast live on TV."
"I plan to make the racecourse a bit more advanced. The venue will cover about 40 acres. In addition to the racecourse, there will be various horse breeding facilities. Horse racing competitions can be held on a regular basis, and national horse racing competitions can also be hosted here. Horse racing from all over the country will gather here, which will also be a great promotion for Las Vegas." Hardy said.
"Mayor Goodman will be invited to join us in cutting the ribbon."
Goodman was naturally willing to support urban construction and nodded in agreement immediately.
"By the way, Mayor Goodman, has anyone complained to you that the Hardy's Hotel has affected their business? Some people have even reported to the government that the Hardy's Hotel's lottery draw activities are a disguised form of lottery business, which violates federal law?" Hardy asked with a smile.
Mayor Goodman shrugged. "It's true that someone came to me and said something bad about Hardy's Hotel. I know that's because they were jealous of Hardy's Hotel's good business. As for the lottery ticket sales, I don't think that's selling lottery tickets. The betting agency only helps with betting and has nothing to do with lottery."
Hardy smiled and raised his glass.
Mayor Goodman clinked glasses with Hardy, and the two took a sip together. The exchange of opinions between the two was very smooth.
When Mayor Goodman left Hardy Manor, there were two boxes of red wine in the trunk of his car, two bottles of each high-vintage premium red wine, a total of 12 bottles. The value of these red wines alone was over $8,000.
This is not a bribe, just an exchange between drinking buddies.
A few days later.
Held groundbreaking ceremony for greyhound racing track and horse racing track.
Hardy invited the mayor and officials of Las Vegas, and also sent invitations to other casino managers, most of whom responded to the invitation.
The investment in the dog racing track is not large, covering an area of 2 acres, and the facilities are not complicated, with a total investment of only US$100,000.
The racecourse is much larger and has more facilities. It will host large-scale events in the future, so the investment has reached 1 million US dollars.
Hardy and the mayor cut the ribbon on the stage, while casino managers were whispering to each other below.
"Hardy's Casino has been in the limelight recently, and all the gamblers have been attracted to it. Now there are fewer and fewer gamblers in our casino, and only a few people come in a day." complained a casino manager.
"We are the same, with almost no business," said another supervisor.
A manager looked at Hardy and said, "The facilities at Hardy's Hotel are really attractive. The guests can enjoy delicious food and fun things. Our casino has no competitiveness at all. This is just the beginning. Just wait and see. Our life will become more and more difficult in the future."
"Does anyone have any ideas?" someone asked.
"What can we do? Do you have any idea, or do you think you have the ability to challenge Jon Hardy?" someone laughed coldly.
Hardy's Casino not only sucked away all the customers, but also set up a telephone betting business. Just from this live lottery event, people can calculate that Hardy must have made a lot of money.
Many people are very jealous.
After the opening ceremony, Hardy saw off Mayor Goodman and officials, looked at the crowd of casino managers, and walked over with a smile.
"Thank you all for coming to the groundbreaking ceremony for the racecourse and greyhound racing track. In the future, Las Vegas will have two more places to visit, and there will definitely be more and more tourists," said Hardy.
Some supervisors nodded slightly, while others curled their lips secretly.
You probably have too many customers. After all, most people who come to Las Vegas to play go to your casino.
The casino manager of the Strache family, one of the five largest families in New York, was a bit blunt and said directly: "Mr. Hardy's casino business is indeed getting better and better, but we are not only not benefiting from it, but our business is even worse than before."
Hardy looked at this guy.
How could they not know that he had ordered people to bomb these casinos? Naturally, they hated Hardy in their hearts.
However, because several parties have reached an agreement and Hardy has influence on the West Coast, they dare not provoke him.
Several casinos were renovated and finally reopened, but there were few customers. How could they be happy?
Hadi smiled coldly.
"If you can't do business better than others, why don't you blame them for being too powerful? Why don't you try to improve yourself?"
"Hardy's Hotel was not well-received before, but why is it doing well now? Because this is the trend of the future. Only when customers are satisfied will they travel thousands of miles to play in the desert of Las Vegas. A few shabby gambling tables will not attract people."
"There is no end to the money to be made in Las Vegas. What we should do is to make the pie bigger, instead of getting angry when others are doing better business, or even wanting to sabotage it."
After hearing this, some of the casino managers looked unhappy.
Hardy ignored them and said to the others, "There is a lot of business to do in Las Vegas. Even if there are ten more Hardy's hotels, everyone can make money. Go back and tell your bosses that Jon Hardy is planning to build a more luxurious casino and ask if anyone is willing to cooperate."
All the stewards were stunned.
The atmosphere of solidarity just now dissipated in an instant, and everyone started to make their own calculations.
"Is it true that Mr. Hardy is planning to build a hotel that is more luxurious than the Hardy Hotel?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's true. Let me tell you something. Actually, the reception capacity of the Hardy Hotel has reached full capacity. Our hotel has been booked for two months. In fact, many people are willing to come and play. The reason why your casino business is not doing well is not because there are no gamblers, but because the gamblers don't like it."
This sentence is very Versailles and very irritating.
But no one here refutes this, because it is indeed true. Their casino business is not good, but the business of the surrounding hotels is much better than before.
It's not that there are no customers.
You can't attract customers.
"The new casino will be bigger, covering an area of 100 acres, with a more luxurious casino and more hotel rooms, at least more than 1,000 rooms. There will also be supporting facilities around it, including a shopping mall and various recreational facilities."
"The initial budget for this casino..."
Hardy held up a finger.
"One hundred million!"
Many people gasped in shock.
What a huge sum of money, one hundred million!