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the las vegas of asia is bigger
wealthier and more culturally rich and
yes it's in china
macau has the world's high state
gambling mecca
gambling in vegas is fun slot machines
with free cocktails gambling in macau is
serious high stakes baccarat with tea
macau is a tiny peninsula right across
from the mainland china situated on the
western side of the pearl river delta at
32 square kilometers macau is just 5
of singapore's size
it's about half the size of manhattan
yet it has more than 35 000 hotel rooms
30 michelin star restaurants
and 25 unesco world heritage sites
and it clocks gaming revenues that are
six times the size of the las vegas
strip
after 450 years of portuguese rule this
colony was reverted back to chinese
sovereignty in 1999
and today it feels like a foreign
country all together
a beautiful blend of two completely
different continents in one europe and
asia that you will never find anywhere
else on earth
with portuguese cathedrals pastel
portuguese buildings roads and
restaurants are all abundant and
available in macau
once a tranquil fishing enclave became
engulfed in a multi-billion dollar
casino boom that has taken the region by
storm
this is the sole territory within the
people's republic of china that permits
gambling
the rich of shanghai
beijing
and of course hong kong go here for a
holiday treat
hong kong which together accounted for
90 of macau's 39 million arrivals in
2019 day trips from hong kong via ferry
is an easy and enjoyable escape
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china has also poured billions into the
infrastructure the hong kong zoohay
macau bridge is a 55 kilometer magazine
sea crossing completed in
2018. the cost comes in at a staggering
18.8 billion us dollars this is the
world's longest sea bridge and it takes
45 minutes to cross it for as little as
eight us dollars this bridge is
connecting hong kong and macau with its
own border control facility and making
its day trips easy and affordable
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macau's gaming revenue was 36 billion in
pre-pandemic in 2019 while the las vegas
strip raked in just 6 billion
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the majority of the gambling revenue in
macau is generated from games of fortune
including poker bacharach and roulette
among others the success of gambling
industry in macau has attracted casino
companies from all around the world
in 2021 there were 42 casinos in macau
and they are no ordinary casinos
the studio city hotel has a figure
eight-shaped ferris wheel embedded into
the skyscraper
there is a glittering eiffel tower
outside of the parisian hotel there is
the venetian hotel
inside they have built a replica of the
city of venice italian singing
gondoliers take you around the water
canals under the bright blue venetian
sky
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and dozen others all with their own
opulent interiors entertainment and
attraction
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when night falls macau turns into a neon
light extravaganza
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today macau is putting its ultimate
gambling playground pass to the test
china is making a shift to a more
non-gaming future for macau with gaming
licenses expected to expire in june of
2020 this year china has extended them
an extra six months
the country currently has a total of six
operators when the reforms come to power
this number will remain the same but the
length of the licenses will be decreased
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the future of macau looks amazing as the
government shifts to entertainment art
and other attractions this will build a
healthy tourism industry rich in culture
and experiences
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keep an eye on macau it's not just about
high stakes it could be one of the most
exciting places
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