* The plan, called Vegas At Par, offers to accept foreign currency directly from travelers abroad at a rate that’s equal to the U.S. dollar, regardless of what the exchange rates are.*
Wow, that sounds like a bad plan.
But not just the idea of selling a dollar for 73 cents. How much in Vegas actually happens in currency these days? I just don't see Canadians saying, "Well, I was going to avoid the authoritarian dictatorship down south, but I've got a toonie in my pocket and those chumps will give me two bucks for it."
Will Shat is toying with XMoney and could do a Star Trek convention to survey AI ideas from fans and make the post scarcity Culture Mind AI idea closer to being for real for real.
Wow, that sounds like a bad plan.
But not just the idea of selling a dollar for 73 cents. How much in Vegas actually happens in currency these days? I just don't see Canadians saying, "Well, I was going to avoid the authoritarian dictatorship down south, but I've got a toonie in my pocket and those chumps will give me two bucks for it."