Go to any casino, and you will lots of Asians, particularly at the baccarrat tables. Richmond's River Rock Casino has a small number of lower minimum wager tables in the open area plus two VIP rooms (read as higher minimum wager tables) on the main floor and then a few VVIP private rooms on the upper level.
Chinese SPs often get into debt to leecher loan sharks (interest at 5% every seven (sometimes fewer) days) and then literally have to work their asses off to repay these predators. Don't pay, and you may end dead in the trunk of a car. For sure, the source of the funds for these loans comes from criminal activity, likely drug related. What's worse is that the BCLC monitors at each casino know who these loan sharks and their runners are and do nothing.
A gambling addiction is a very, very serious affliction, one that ruins lives; and our BC government is a major financial beneficiary of that destruction, in implicit cahoots with organized crime.
Thanks, Sonny, for this informative comment. Sure hope you're not dropping wads of cash at the casino yourself.
Enjoyed all the comments here—whether supportive, critical or humorous. And thanks, guys, for defending me against the charge of dehumanizing SPs. I think men have a right to a satisfying sex life, and commercial sex is really the only realistically accessible path for many of us, including myself. But in my approach to this hobby I consider myself to be a caring humanist who respects an SP's restrictions (but obviously prefers fewer restrictions with no upsell).
Regarding the micro girl I wrote about, it's my distinct impression (though it’s hard to be sure) that she was already an SP prior to her gambling losses. In any case, I don’t think she’s a victim of “sex trafficking,” provided this term is reasonably defined as involving some kind of kidnapping.
Anyone who has seen places in China where sexual services are typically delivered, at much lower prices, will probably agree that most micro girls are far better off in Canadia than back home. In fact, the mamasan in question told me she has lots more girls applying than she has spaces for.
I'd be sincerely curious about the true history of some of these girls, what pressures and choices brought them to this point in life. Really makes me wish my Mandarin were more fluent so I could get to the bottom of their story. As Sonny's comment suggests, there’s obviously a lot more going on for some of these girls than meets a pooner's eye.
But I’m squarely on the side of fellow pooners who think denying these girls our business isn’t a good way to help them. Quite apart from budgetary limits I face, I’d rather subsidize needy women from poor backgrounds than high-priced ladies with lots of other options.
About the lies micro girls often tell—I doubt that the girl in question lied to me about her gambling debts in hopes of extracting extra tips. It sounded to me like an authentic, spontaneously shared fact about her life.
I admire her spunkiness and resilience, in spite of the financial mess she's in. She seems like the epitome of the “happy hooker,” friendly, upbeat, super-sensuous in an adventurous way—but clearly not very smart in some of her choices. But I definitely plan to see her again, to explore some of my kinkier fantasies.
