The biggest draw, apparently, is a glittering new casino built on time, within budget, and by a group of Greek shippers in cahoots with an American gambling-den operator.

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The 29-year-old officer graduated from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. (For the record, he is not driving an ill-gotten Mercedes Benz, on his way to an illicit gambling den.) "Changing people's mindset is harder than changing the system, " says Montri, flipping through the GPS handbook.

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