It is this reality that appears to have made the Gardens Casino not only too big to fail, but apparently too big to jail. Think about that-the city of Hawaiian Gardens generates over 80 percent of its revenue from this one casino. It is somewhat difficult to separate the city of Hawaiian Gardens from its casino in that the city government generates approximately 80 percent of its revenue from payments from the casino.
The Gardens is the second-largest card club in the state and relies on Los Angeles as its feeder market. The city of Hawaiian Gardens has a population of 14,450 and has been, since 1997, the home to the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, now known as Gardens Casino. I would argue that the unquestionable leader for the title of money laundering capital of the world is the city of Hawaiian Gardens, California. When people think of the great money laundering centers of the world, they probably think of certain offshore islands or countries outside of the United States.
It enables organized crime and drug dealing and is a method through which bad people can conceal the proceeds of crime. Money laundering facilitates terrorist activities, public corruption, tax avoidance and a whole raft of social ills.
