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Originally Posted by Targan

If things in the US are anything like they are here, planning and structural engineering rules and regulations get tighter over time. If the Phoenix/Phoenicia was a very new casino, it no doubt incorporated all of the latest and greatest structural/safety/fire suppression/emergency power/water sewerage systems. That alone would make it all the more likely it would survive intact and functioning while the casinos around it fail and fall.

Then there's the targeted clientele. I've never visited Vegas but I'm guessing that some of its casinos market themselves to a much more affluent crowd than others. What if one of the Phoenix/Phoenicia's major selling points was that it had absolutely everything covered in terms of taking care of its favoured clients? ER-grade infirmary. Gen sets and fuel for weeks of uninterrupted power. Better than average water pumping and filtration from independent reservoirs. First rate air conditioning including air filtration. Michelin star rated restaurants with vast larders containing the very best in culinary ingredients. Maybe even tax breaks related to a reserve FEMA facility in the basement.

Now that's an interesting idea.