Partly because of the problem of water.
"They are discussing the problem of water for the next generation," Mr. Amro said.
Sounds like a neat way to address the problem of water shortages, doesn't it?
But solving the problem of water scarcity in China is not so simple.
"We live and sleep with this problem of water," he said.
But gambling has gone virtual, while the problem of water in the west has never gone away.
"What prompted us to come is the problem of water," said Giselle Joffre, a retired government worker.
Then there's the nasty little problem of water vapor, which comprises 98% of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Already, the problem of water scarcity and water pollution seems to touch almost every corner of the globe.
The problem of water scarcity will have to be tackled by building more desalination plants, which Attiya plans to run on solar power rather than using fossil fuel.
Further feats of engineering can help China manage some of these impacts, but will not solve the underlying problem of water scarcity.
