Bond flies to Las Vegas and is met at the airport by Earnest Cureo, Leiter's coworker. Cureo tells Bond about the mobs in Las Vegas and tells him to hire his cab for the week so that it will not look suspicious when he hangs around. Bond agrees and checks into the Tiara. Bond finds the hotel luxurious, but is amused by the design of the hotel that forces the customer to walk through the casino no matter where he intends to go within the hotel. On the appointed night, Bond tours the casino before he goes to play blackjack. Bond is pleased to find that the dealer is Tiffany Case. Tiffany acts very professionally, not even acknowledging Bond......
