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September 09, 2006

Destination Macau
Las Vegas gaming operations are building Chinese resort town

By Richard N. Velotta and Jeff Simpson
Las Vegas Sun

MACAU - When Macau officials decided to end the casino monopoly of Chinese gambling mogul Stanley Ho, they looked to Las Vegas.

They looked not just for Nevada operators to invest in the Chinese enclave and to build competing casinos, but for the model of a vibrant resort city that offers more than gambling.

Two-and-a-half years after the first Las Vegas-owned casino opened in Macau, the government seems well on its way to achieving its goals.

And the market has proved to be a gold mine for the lucky Las Vegas operators who won the right to build there.

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