The Enclave wants to rebuild America, how long do you think it will take an organisation as small as the Enclave to become so decadent that they can take vacations? They need to set up mines, farms and basic infastructure; by the time the Enclave are ready to gamble House will be dead surely, besides House won't even have the Casino's operational.
Why couldn't he have the casino's operational? With Enclave backing and no wasteland horrors to cause problems the reconstruction may be quicker and makes a great stop on a corridor east. There's even a refuling stop for vertibirds conveniently located nearby.
Exactly. Why would the people of the Enclave vote for him. House has no love for the pre-war government and is just an old man in a box, the Enclave would have no need for him.
If I was his campaign manager, and I guess I am, He's an american Hero! A patriot! After being cheated of his inheritence he grew to become one of the most successful people in the US, parlaying his resources into helping keep the country safe from the red menace (RobCo). He clearly has the experience and knowledge and what it takes to lead this nation back to Glory!
Vault 13 would have failed without the Water Chip so the pure blood people would not be around for the Enclave to test on. Maybe Vault 101 then? Or they try to get Vault Zero open and they awake the Calculator
I guess it depends on when the vault dweller fell.