Macau Wow – the world’s largest casino attracts thousands of eager Chinese punters - Its construction involved filling in the sea between two of Macau’s islands to recreate the Las Vegas strip, and then carefully cutting out tiny canals to provide at least a hint of Venice. On August 28th the Venetian Macau, the world’s biggest casino, opened its doors to an ocean of people eager to get to its tables.
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The enormous building, Asia’s largest, required 20,000 construction workers and 3m sheets of gold leaf. Running it takes 16,000 employees and enough power for 300,000 homes. Construction costs sweeled from $1.8 billion to $2.4 billion – more, the South China Morning Post pointed out, than Macau’s entire public-works budget for the past five years.
The Venetian has 870 tables and 3,400 slot machines in the world’s largest gambling hall, which is encircled by 350 shops, more retail espace than any Hong Kong mall. That is also over twice as many tables as existed in all Macau in 2002, when a local monopoly was broken and the Las Vegas operators were allowed in.
The Economist
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The enormous building, Asia’s largest, required 20,000 construction workers and 3m sheets of gold leaf. Running it takes 16,000 employees and enough power for 300,000 homes. Construction costs sweeled from $1.8 billion to $2.4 billion – more, the South China Morning Post pointed out, than Macau’s entire public-works budget for the past five years.
The Venetian has 870 tables and 3,400 slot machines in the world’s largest gambling hall, which is encircled by 350 shops, more retail espace than any Hong Kong mall. That is also over twice as many tables as existed in all Macau in 2002, when a local monopoly was broken and the Las Vegas operators were allowed in.
The Economist
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