Hundreds of couples are living underneath the US gambling mecca Las Vegas and living off the scraps left behind by its patrons. It's claimed that up to 700 people call the network of tunnels beneath the casinos home.
They make their living by scavenging, and working their way down the strip of casinos. Steven moved into the tunnels two years ago after he lost his hotel front-desk job due to a heroin problem he claims he kicked in January. "The most I've ever found is 997 dollars on one machine. I've found about $500 a few times. But normally $20 or so is enough to call it a night.
"We buy food and supplies like shampoo and soap. Last night I went and watched the new Quentin Tarantino movie Inglourious Basterds up at the Palms Hotel."
Pete Sampson wrote the article for The Sun: Link (Photo: Austin Hargrave)
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by MJ.
And does anyone know what "credit hustling" means? I assume it's prowling the casinos looking for overlooked coins or unplayed credits on the slot machines ...
They need that one guy there to build those funky cheap scrap material homes *nodnod* Affordable and they're awesome. And I'm sure a city like Vegas probably has a ton of material that just goes to waste that could be used to build low-income homes.
"E.B. learned a new skill: credit hustling. He wandered through the slots, looking for machines that still had credits on them. Sometimes he picked up $40 or $50 a day."
Do you deny the existence of the mole men? If that is the case, they thank you for your digression.