One Winning Move

What happens when you gather four thousand distinguished physicists in the nation's gambling capital for a conference? A bad week for the casino, but for a somewhat surprising reason.It was the American Physical Society's 1986 April meeting; the organizers originally meant for it to be held in San Diego, but a last-minute conflict with the hotel necessitated a relocation, and Vegas' MGM Grand was chosen as the new destination.It was a disaster for the Grand: the worst week they'd ever had, finan...