The U.S. withdrawal from Asia lead to a decline in military spending at sprawling bases like Hickam Air Force Base and Pearl Harbor Naval Base (some respite came in military housing construction throughout the last decade).

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Also in the US, efforts to expand casino gambling in Maryland recently concluded with voters approving the construction of a billion-dollar casino at the National Harbor, a 350-acre waterfront development near Washington DC.

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