She hasn't missed a day in ten years and has lost 4 million dollars.Īnd there's John and Tim, Vegas regulars who take Louis under their wing as he nervously gambles his own money on one long night on the black jack table. Louis makes his way past the dancing girls and flashing lights to find Martha, a glamorous septuagenarian who spends at least 1,000 dollars a day on the slots. S1 E10 - Louis Theroux Special - Law & Disorder in Lagos. Whales like Allan, who flies in from Canada to party in a 25,000 dollar suite, ready to blow 200,000 dollars or more over the weekend. Louis Theroux goes to the heart of gambling culture in Las Vegas. Louis hangs out with Richard's high-rolling 'whales'. We meet Richard Wilk, the Hilton's smooth-talking 'super host' who prides himself on his ability to say yes to his clients. Once the biggest hotel in the world, it is old school Vegas with a face-lift this is the casino where Elvis played over eight hundred sold-out shows. The Las Vegas Hilton is Louis's home over the course of one very memorable long weekend. Louis Theroux heads to Las Vegas, the fastest growing city in America, to take a look at the pastime that made it famous and meet the gamblers, the high rollers and the casino men who keep this town in the middle of the desert green with money.
