Past a man slumped by a wall begging with an old McDonald’s cup, through a grand entrance on a side street off Leicester Square and down an escalator surrounded by crystal decorations, a strange thing is happening: “Las Vegas is coming to London.” That is the proud boast of London Clubs International, the company behind what will be the largest casino in the country when it opens on Wednesday – the Casino at The Empire, on the former site of the old Empire Ballroom in Leicester Square.
