Others ride buses to Connecticut and Atlantic City casinos as well, but the Sands offers the best incentives. Some are homeless and seek shelter in bakeries and Internet cafes between trips. His photographs expose a closed world, capturing the sad reality that casinos - advertisements for the easy life - attract the most vulnerable. Yang is drawn in by stories of tragic loss. “There are those that arrive at the casino and go straight to the waiting room and immediately start waiting for the next busįor hours at a time, Mr. Since February, the photographer Yeong-Ung Yang has been documenting what he calls the “endless commute” of these regulars, known as “bus-kkun” (bus riders in They make the trip solely for the free gambling and meal vouchers they receive when they arrive, coupons they sell on the black market. Twice a day, they descend on unmarked bus stops off Main Street to secure a $15 seat to the SandsĬasino in Bethlehem, Pa. For dozens of Korean and Chinese immigrants living in Flushing, Queens, riding the casino buses has become a way of life.
