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Many people are ready to write off Donald Trump as a has-been. This is especially true when you consider his significant legal problems which appear to be multiplying by the day. However, such thinking would be foolish in today's divided America. The MAGA supporters remain just as strong. In addition, a massive number of voters simply don't care about his legal problems. Or imagine they are simply politically motivated by the Democrats.

Going back to 1992, we can find the strange tale of Akio Kashiwagi. He was a mysterious Japanese businessman who would descend on the casino baccarat tables of Atlantic City and Las Vegas, and proceed to take them to the cleaners. He did this by simply getting big at the baccarat games. Because baccarat has such a low house edge, by betting over $100,000 per hand, he was bound to strike it lucky. But all good things come to an end. In this case, on the end of a murderer's samurai sword!

The 1980s were a miserable time for the gambling city of Las Vegas. The OPEC oil crisis meant that unemployment rocketed. At the same time, New Jersey handed out casino gambling licences in Atlantic City, meaning fewer players would bother to take the long trip across to Sin City. But some casinos owners were not put off and proceeded to build newer, larger and better gambling hotels and resorts in downtown Las Vegas. Though a huge financial gamble at the time, they all paid off handsomely.

The casino empire of Donald trump was once a marvel of Atlantic City. In fact, even before Trump ever thought about being the US president, he considered himself the savior of Atlantic City thanks to his casino and hotel business savvy. But what was the truth behind the bluster? Let's have a look...