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File - In this May 4, 2015, file photo, Jay Z, left, and Beyonce arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "China: Through the Looking Glass" in New York. The couple dressed as Barbie and Ken for Halloween in photos posted on Instagram Nov. 1, 2016. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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Illustration on the revealed corruption in the Hillary camp by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Chart to accompany Rahn article of Nov. 1, 2016
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Tami Varma, right, and her brother Robin, the grandchildren of Devendra Varma, a scholar of English gothic tales and an expert in vampire lore, pose in coffins at the Bran Castle, in Bran, Romania, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress, after they bested 88,000 people who entered a competition hosted by Airbnb to get the chance to dine and sleep at the castle in Romania. A portrait of medieval prince Vlad the Impaler is placed on the wall. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Tami Varma, right, and her brother Robin, the grandchildren of Devendra Varma, a scholar of English gothic tales and an expert in vampire lore, pose in coffins at the Bran Castle, in Bran, Romania, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress, after they bested 88,000 people who entered a competition hosted by Airbnb to get the chance to dine and sleep at the castle in Romania. A portrait of medieval prince Vlad the Impaler is placed on the wall. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Tami Varma, right, and her brother Robin, the grandchildren of Devendra Varma, a scholar of English gothic tales and an expert in vampire lore, pose in coffins, at the Bran Castle, in Bran, Romania, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in 70 years anyone has spent the night in the gothic fortress, after they bested 88,000 people who entered a competition hosted by Airbnb to get the chance to dine and sleep at the castle in Romania. A portrait of medieval prince Vlad the Impaler is placed on the wall. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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In this Sept. 30, 2016 photo, a glass sits on a deck railing that overlooks rows of syrah, grenache, Traminette, and Seyval Blanc grapevines and comes with the price of a Page Springs Cellars tour is shown in Cornville, Ariz. Less than a half-hour away from Sedona's tourist crowds is an attraction that might surprise out-of-towners: a wine trail, complete with vineyards and tasting rooms, right in the heart of Arizona. The Verde Valley Wine Trail includes seven wineries and eight tasting rooms and is centered in communities like Cottonwood and Cornville. (AP Photo/Yvonne Gonzalez)
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A photograph of President Barack Obama hangs on the wall behind Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as she greets people at Betty's Soul Food Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Colorado rack of lamb dusted with warming spice cumin and presented with fall vegetables including eggplant caviar featured at the Lafayette at the Hay-Adams Hotel.(Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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The Burrata cheese appetizer with mixed baby beets and blood orange citrus vinaigrette from the Lafayette at the Hay-Adams Hotel. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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The elegant Lafayette at the Hay-Adams Hotel features a prix-fixe dinner through November. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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Firefighters continue to tackle the blaze at the badly damaged The Royal Clarence Hotel, in Exeter, England, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. A fire has severely damaged what is thought to be England's oldest hotel. The blaze in the southwestern city of Exeter raced through the historic Royal Clarence Hotel, which overlooks the city's medieval cathedral. Firefighters were still tackling the blaze on Saturday, a day after it broke out. The hotel, which had been operating under the name Abode Exeter, dates to 1769. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, photo, casino-bound travelers board a tour bus in Los Angeles. Bus tours have been a fixture across the American landscape for years, shuttling gamblers from cities to rural places where casinos are located, particularly in California where tribal operations are often hours away. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 photo, geese swim in the tidal marshland waters adjacent to Oakwood Beach in Staten Island, in New York, four years after Superstorm Sandy's deadly floodwaters coursed through the neighborhood's streets. Oakwood Beach, improbably built on a salt marsh, is slowly being returned to nature after state officials concluded it would be foolish to rebuild in a place with so little protection from the sea. Under a state buyout program, 196 homes have been demolished so far. Another 103 will soon meet the same fate. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 photo, Canada geese wade in a puddle at the dead end of Riga Street in the Oakwood Beach neighborhood of Staten Island, where it transitions into a marsh, in New York. Much of the neighborhood was underwater following Superstorm Sandy's deadly storm surge nearly four years ago. Oakwood Beach, improbably built on a salt marsh, is slowly being returned to nature after state officials concluded it would be foolish to rebuild in a place with so little protection from the sea. Under a state buyout program, 196 homes have been demolished so far. Another 103 will soon meet the same fate. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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This Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, photo shows the main entrance to the Red Earth Casino in Thermal, Calif. Bus tours have been a fixture across the American landscape for years, shuttling gamblers from cities to rural places casinos are located, particularly in California where tribal operations are often hours away. Gamblers usually get $20 to $30 in tokens or casino credits. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)
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An unidentified Dakota Access Pipeline protester is arrested inside the Front Line Camp as law enforcement surround the camp to remove the protesters from the property and relocated to the overflow camp a few miles south of Highway 1806 in Morton County, N.D., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP) **FILE**
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Even before its opening Dec. 8, people are betting on whether the MGM National Harbor's casino will pay off. (MGM National Harbor)