“Macau’s big gamble - Vegas lookalikes, like the MGM Grand, are among the big players that have turned tiny Macau into a global gambling mecca” (url)
JUST THE FACTS, Jan 05, 2008 04:30 AM, Jim Byers, Toronto Star
“Millions of visitors - and their precious life savings - would seem to agree. Macau last year surpassed its gaudy mentor, Las Vegas, in terms of casino revenues by bringing in almost $7 billion (Cdn), a 22 per cent hike from 2005.
There are an estimated 4,000 gaming tables in this former Portuguese colony. Some expect that number to jump to 9,000 in the next three years as casinos spread like wildfire, especially on the landfill that links the former islands of Taipa and Coloane south of the main section of Macau.
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