Entries Categorized as 'Wynn Macau'
October 12, 2008
Brezac Artificef from France netted the top prize, while Japan’s Tamaya Art Pyro Technics and Chinese Taiwan’s Wan Dar Fireworks Mfg took second and third places in the Wynn Macau - 20th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest at a ceremony held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center.
Macau Government Tourist Office Director João Manuel Costa Antunes presented the trophy and prize to the winner, who also received a trophy from title sponsor Wynn Macau, awarded by Wynn Macau President and General Manager, Mr Ian Coughlan.
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October 12, 2008
It’s pouring rain, the remnants of a typhoon that has just passed through, and I am standing in a Macau cemetery, thinking of the late Princess of Wales. Not that the ill-fated royal ever made it to the Asian port city but a relative of hers, a naval captain named Lord H.J. Spencer, who was also a great-uncle of Winston Churchill, did. Captain Spencer is buried in Macau’s Old Protestant Cemetery, his tombstone telling he died on the city streets in June 1840.
His is just one of many graves of English and American notables to be found in this sunken cemetery, surrounded by high walls and lush terraced gardens.
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June 7, 2008
Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure has denied claims it faces a struggle to increase machine sales in Macau because gamblers prefer to play the card game baccarat.
Speaking from Asia’s biggest gambling conference in Macau this week, chief executive Paul Oneile said gamblers visiting the former Portuguese enclave were acquiring a taste for machines and were expected to become regular players.
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February 13, 2008
Figures due this week are expected to show that Macau is bigger than Las Vegas. The former Portuguese enclave in China raked in US$10.4 billion in gaming winnings in 2007, virtually matching the 2006 take for Clark County, the Nevada jurisdiction that includes Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
If Macau misses in the 2007 data, it’s only a matter of time before it leaves Las Vegas twinkling in its rearview mirror. Macau already far outearns the famous Las Vegas Strip, even though the Strip has a 50% advantage in the number of both visitors and casinos. Minimum bets in the Chinese territory usually set at HK$100 (US$12.85), compared with a less than US$1 in some Vegas locations, allow Macau to take in far more per customer and per table than Las Vegas.
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January 24, 2008
Asia’s casinos, including Macau, need strong internal controls and surveillance to guard against organised efforts to cheat them, a member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board said on Wednesday.
While Las Vegas once had a reputation for mafia infiltration, Randall Sayre told reporters that those now attempting to cheat its casinos “are not necessarily connected to traditional organised crime as one would anticipate.”
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January 1, 2008
A decision to change where some of Macau’s top junket operators bring their big-spending customers could be troublesome for Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd.
Ten Macau gambling representatives signed a new agreement this month to take their high rollers to the Crown Macau, which opened in May. The casino is operated by Melco PBL, a joint venture between Australian tycoon James Packer and Hong Kong businessman Lawrence Ho, son of Macau casino pioneer Stanley Ho.
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December 10, 2007
MGM Grand Macau is nearly ready for the 18 December 2007 Grand Opening!
My rough camera video shoot of MGM Grand Macau
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November 3, 2007
As has been rumored for quite some time, it has now been conformed that Wynn Resorts is going ahead with its expansion on Macau’s Cotai Strip.
Wynn’s revenue almost doubled after it opened Wynn Macau, revenue surged 97 percent to $702.1 million, mainly because of the Wynn Macau casino that opened late last year, the Las Vegas-based company said today.
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