May
22
Vietnam casino boom underway
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What seems like a long time ago (May ‘07), I wrote about the multi-billion dollar Ho Tram Strip casino project in Vietnam that was being planned. Since then, there has been several more multi billion dollar casino resort projects discussed in Vietnam. By most measures, Vietnam is about to experience a casino boom, not unlike Macau, but on a smaller scale.
So I want to bring to everyone’s attention that the boom appears to be officially underway. Asian Coast Development has announced that their $4 billion phase I Ho Tram Strip project was OK’d by the government and will break ground this Saturday. You can read the full story at my other website.
What does this mean for Macau? Read more
May
21
Macao Big Wig Meeting
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Wouldnt you like to be a fly on the wall at this meeting? Read more
May
21
25% of Macao’s population are tourism workers
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I guess this isnt really a surprise, but you cant help to step back and just say wow. Talk about an economy being dependent on one industry. Read more
May
18
Weekly Tidbits
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I do not write as much on the Cotai Strip® and Macao as I would like, not for lack of will, but for lack of interesting items. So I thought I might do a “Weekly Tidbits” post once a week or so and include some interesting articles that probably dont warrant a post of their own, but are probably interesting enough just to bring to everyones attention. Read more
May
15
Galaxy announces Banyan Tree Hotel at Mega Resort
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Banyan Tree to create a luxury resort featuring luxurious suites, pool villas and its award winning spa in Galaxy’s mega resort in Cotai 15 May 2008, Hong Kong / Macau - Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited (”Galaxy” HKSE:0027) today announced an agreement for Banyan Tree Holdings Limited (”Banyan Tree” Singapore:B58), a leading Asian resort hotel brand, to develop and operate a luxury resort featuring luxurious suites, pool villas and its award winning spa resort in the Galaxy mega resort in Cotai, Macau. Read more
May
14
Ponte 16 in Macau
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When the newsflow is slow, I know I can always turn to a good gaming magazine for something interesting. There is a good article in Inside Asian Gaming magazine about the new Ponte 16, that’s worth a read. Read more
May
12
Competition coming
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If you read my other site, Global Casino Boom, then you are more than aware that many Asian countries are in the discussion stages of planning major multi-billion dollar casino destinations. If you dont read the other site, I want to point you to one post I did today about Manila Bay in the Philippines.
There is a very large casino destination Read more
May
6
Two more encouraging Macao tourism data points
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I dont even bother writing about the monthly Macau “visitation up 45%” announcements we see month after month. Sure they’re huge numbers and Macao’s tourism industry is certainly booming, but after a while those big numbers lose their dramatic effect.
So I usually try to find news that scratch below the surface and show important points with a slightly different bend. Today I have two items that show, yes, Macao tourism is booming, and yes, Macao is doing it the right way. Read more
May
6
Welcome to the Venetian Macao
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Here is a collection of videos from the Venetian Macao. If you’ve ever been to the Venetian in Macao or Las Vegas, you can just skip this. If you havent, and have about six minutes to spare, you may want to quickly look through the videos I’ve assembled. Most are about 30 seconds in length, with the exception being the second video, which is a little longer but well worth it. Read more
May
3
City of Dreams update
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My favorite magazine, Macau Business, did an article entitled Cotai Dream a few months ago that Ive been meaning to mention. Not a whole lot of new details in it, but there were a few things that I found interesting. I also included a new Destination Macao video of the City of Dreams right below the details. Read more