Figures show Macau is serious rival to Las Vegas

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Asian´s gaming revenue totalled us$ 578 million last month (US / Macau).- Macau could soon take the title of gambling capital of the world from current holder Las Vegas, after recently published statistics revealed its gaming income rose by 39 per cent last month.

According to the figures, Macau’s gaming revenue totalled us$ 578 million in September, aided by the opening of the us$ 1.2 billon Wynn Macau casino hotel earlier that month as well as a 20 per cent increase in visitor arrivals.

The resort must be considered as a genuine rival to Las Vegas, having seen its gaming revenue reach us$ 4.25 billion for the first eight months of 2006, not far below the us$ 4.39 billion that were taken on the Las Vegas strip.

Macau has certainly made every effort to boost its credentials as a serious contender, with the five new casinos that were opened on its shores bringing the total number to 22.

Deutsche Bank analyst Karen Tang said that the new statistics suggest Macau, like Las Vegas, is a market where supply drives demand: “Every year that there is a big casino opening in Las Vegas, tourists visitors and gaming revenues go up. The same thing is now happening in Macau.”

Über Glücksspiele in Macau - Gambling in Macao:

Macau (englisch Macao) liegt rund 50 Kilometer westlich von Hongkong und ist das Glücksspiel-Paradies in Asien.

Macau hat rund 40 Spielcasinos. Die grössten Casinos sind The Venetian Macao, MGM Macao, Wynn Macao, Galaxy StarWorld, City of Dreams, Sands Macao, Casino Lisboa.

Neben den riesigen und farbenfrohen Casinobuildings ist eines der Wahrzeichen der Macau Tower (Fernsehturm mit 338 Meter) mit atemberaubenden Ausblicken auf die Stadt.

Macau erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von 115.3 km2 und hat rund 620'000 Einwohner.

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