The Daily Money: Elon Musk makes offer; casinos could fill abandoned department store space

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💡 INSIGHT OF THE DAY: Department stores have been disappearing for years. Hence the bankruptcies of Sears, J.C. Penney and my mom's favorite, Stein Mart. As landlords try to fill the empty space, a new possibility has emerged: mini casinos. Would you play the slots in the same space you used to shop for a vacuum cleaner? 

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🏴‍☠️ Don't let them get away with the loot!

--@NathanBomey