There is probably room for ten Las Vegas throughout Asia

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Statements by casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson at a news conference (Singapore).- Backed by growing economic affluence, Asia has room for eight to ten Las Vegas-style strips offering gaming and entertainment facilities, CEO of Las Vegas Sands US Sheldon Adelson has said. Adelson was speaking at a news conference marking the start of construction of its 3.2 billion-dollar Marina Bay Sands integrated resort (IR) scheduled to open here in 2009. Adelson said there was no "integrated resort" in Asia offering entertainment and casino attractions like the two Singapore is planning.

"Now perhaps ten is not the answer; maybe it’s eight, but the point is that the market in Asia is so fertile and there’s never been a destination resort ever nor has one ever been thought of, with all the entertainment elements of an integrated resort such as here in Singapore," he said.

Led by the southern Chinese enclave of Macau, Asia is witnessing a gambling boom as the region looks to new, glitzy Las Vegas-style casino complexes offering entertainment and exhibition venues to attract more tourists and business travellers.

Macau, a former Portuguese colony, has overtaken the famous Las Vegas strip as the world’s top gambling destination by revenues, with earnings last year soaring 22 percent to a whopping seven billion dollars. Las Vegas Sands was the first foreign gaming firm granted a licence to operate in Macau.

Singapore in 2005 lifted its longstanding ban on casino gambling and last year awarded two licences - to Las Vegas Sands and Malaysia’s Genting International to build two gaming resorts. The two projects are the lynchpin of Singapore’s efforts to spice up its appeal to tourists as well as beef up its position as a regional venue for business conventions.

"The development of the IRs is a significant strategy to boost our tourism industry," said Mah Bow Tan, Singapore’s minister for national development. "The two resorts will serve as important engines of our leisure sector, creating spin-offs for the tourism industry and the overall economy."

Las Vegas Sands’ project, which is one of the world’s largest investments for a single integrated gaming resort, is expected to inject an extra us$ 1.8 billion to the local economy and create 30,000 jobs by 2015, said Mah. With its heavy emphasis on convention facilities, it will boost Singapore’s reputation in the business meeting market, known also as MICE - meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions.

The Marina Bay Sands resort, which can accommodate over 2,000 exhibition booths and up to 50,000 delegates, aims to draw at least 600,000 MICE visitors in its first year of operations. APF

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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