... or in the other way round : Las Vegas is the western Macau (there are 5 times more money spent gambling in Macau that in the Nevada state capital)
Another quote to understand the size of the gambling in Macau (the only place where gambling is officially allowed in China, since Macau had the Special Administrative Region stamp like Hong Kong, following retrocession from Portugal):
"Chinese punters bet around £70bn on Macau's baize tables (they prefer baccarat) last month alone. This year it could reach £1tn, an almost unimaginably colossal sum. Think of all the cash issued from all the UK's ATMs last year. Then multiply it by five."
Yet seven years ago there was just one casino on the peninsula.
Anyway, I'm not going there to gamble, but to experience a new country in a couple of hours, (I plan only a 5km stroll along the most famous landmarks)... and a new way of travelling : Couchesurfing !
View Macau Touristic Map in a larger map
Another quote to understand the size of the gambling in Macau (the only place where gambling is officially allowed in China, since Macau had the Special Administrative Region stamp like Hong Kong, following retrocession from Portugal):
"Chinese punters bet around £70bn on Macau's baize tables (they prefer baccarat) last month alone. This year it could reach £1tn, an almost unimaginably colossal sum. Think of all the cash issued from all the UK's ATMs last year. Then multiply it by five."
Yet seven years ago there was just one casino on the peninsula.
Anyway, I'm not going there to gamble, but to experience a new country in a couple of hours, (I plan only a 5km stroll along the most famous landmarks)... and a new way of travelling : Couchesurfing !
View Macau Touristic Map in a larger map
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