Holiday Casino in Macao
Friday, December 10th, 2010We have all the statistics you get used to get out of Macao, the tiny Portuguese enclave in the south-east China, which has become the largest center of gambling on the planet. Macao, China, is little more than the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong, itself a colonial market, and this area is now a rich man in Asia, the latest GDP statistics. He passed the Asian tigers of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, for example, and also leads the super-rich state of Brunei Darussalam's oil in the shade. GDP per capita in Macao has increased by as much as 27 percent of the head of $ 36,000 last year.
This is mostly down on gambling revenues, which increased by a staggering 47% and now top $ 10,340,000,000. Most forecasters that this growth will continue to grow by 23 percent in 2008 and 20 per cent over the next two years. The revenues of gambling in Macau has now surpassed the Las Vegas. Now is the past, statistics. I just returned from a trip to Macau, and it is sufficient to say that if you like the flutter at the tables you need to go. We stayed at the Venetian Cotai Strip, which appears similar to its cousin in Las Vegas, only it's bigger. One thing you will notice that the sound of the bells is a table of Sic Bo, when you have a casino floor. This is an old dice game is a favorite with the locals.
The great thing about Macau is its proximity to Hong Kong, which is just a short trip across the Pearl River Delta jet lag. So you can mix vacation with a little tourism and a little shopping. Taken as a whole, Hong Kong and Macao are hard to beat. But our top tip for vacation casino in Macao? Spend a few nights in the casinos, but when you're tired of the bustle of the city, go to the Westin Resort Macau is located at Hac Sa Beach, overlooking the South China Sea. Westin is at the southern tip of Coloane Island, about 15 minutes of the Cotai Strip, but think you could not be farther. This is a taste of the old giants Macao before Vegas offers a place in. It's incredibly peaceful. 10 minutes walk along the beach on the other side of the bay is Fernando: a family restaurant has been serving fresh fish and shrimp with garlic fried for generations.