The world’s first gold vending machine is drawing crowds to The Emirates Palace, the most expensive hotel in the world.

“If cash machines are the only positive financial innovation over the past 20 years, is this the ultimate cash machine?” asked David Fuller of FullerMoney. (As an aside, I will be meeting with David in London next week and am especially keen to discuss his “big picture” outlook.)

Source: CNNMoney, May 13, 2010.

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