February 23, 2008Local legislator and president of CAA City Planning and Engineering Consultants, Jose Sai-Peng Chui, presented diagrams showing how new land developments earmarked for urban development were switched to almost 100 per cent hotel and gaming use.
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February 21, 2008Asia’s first Manchester United merchandising store opened its doors yesterday to a throng of fans and media pushing for a glimpse of retired star Ole Gunner Solskjaer. Many of the more than 150 local and Hong Kong fans waited for more than four hours for the former English Premier League star to open the first floor of the almost 1,400 square metre “Manchester United Experience”.
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February 21, 2008There is little mention about their Macau Casinos, except on the Dec. 18 opening of the $1.25 billion MGM Grand Macau, a 50% joint venture in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau, which had preopening and start-up expenses in the 2007 quarter of $25 million related to the preopening expenses at MGM Grand Macau. It also recently obtained funding for what Lanni called “seed money” for a second project on Macau’s Cotai Strip.
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February 20, 2008The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch will arrive in Macau on May 3, where the eight-hour journey will begin at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and will see 120 torchbearers covering 120 relay points across Macau, Taipa and the Cotai.
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February 13, 2008The Venetian Macao yesterday welcomed its 10 millionth visitor, in just 169 Days since its grand opening in August last year. While planning to have a holiday in Macau, Yu Zhi Hui from Shanghai was ushered by the management team to the podium of the Great Hall and presented with prizes including two nights complimentary stay in a luxurious suite, and a pair of 24K gold rats.
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February 13, 2008Figures 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.
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February 13, 2008 February 11, 2008Legendary group The Police, performed at the Venetian Macao on February 7 to a sell out crowd.
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