I’m in Las Vegas right now — and one thing is impossible to ignore: Chinese faces are everywhere in global casinos. What’s ironic is that gambling is illegal in mainland China. Yet Chinese players are essential to casinos around the world. So the real question isn’t whether Chinese people “love gambling.” The deeper question is: why does risk-taking show up so strongly in Chinese behavior? Some say it’s pressure — intense competition with few safety nets. Some say it’s history — centuries of ins