Articles
When the Chips Are Down: U.S. Casinos Discover Macau's Murky Side
Macau, an autonomous region of China situated 65 km west of Hong Kong, is the international king of gambling towns. Last year, revenues for its 30-plus casinos...
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– people detained in weekend raids on casinos and hotels in Macau, the world’s largest gambling destination by revenue.
Macau: A Succession Saga Fit for a Casino King
They call him the 'King of Macau' — and that's no mere flourish. Stanley Ho, an enigmatic billionaire and one-time ballroom dancer, built a multi-billion...
Can Asia's Gambling Industry Continue to Thrive?
When Edmund Ho, Macau's first chief executive, assumed office on December 20, 1999, the former Portuguese colony near Hong Kong was a very different place...
Macau: Is the Casino Boom Back?
No other city in Asia may have been deflated more quickly by the global recession than the Chinese gambling mecca of Macau. After the local government opened...
Photo Essays
A Brief History of the Playboy Club
Fifty years after the first Playboy Club first opened, the Bunny has come to China with the opening of a Macau club. With new clubs also set to open in Cancun...
Macau Madness!
Casino fever is turning the sleepy former colony into a pleasure dome to rival Las Vegas
Articles from Around the Web
Macau boosts Las Vegas Sands profit
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands reports a jump in profit ...
Guggenheim Gets Grant to Commission Chinese Art
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation has provided a $10 million grant to commission works from artists born in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macau. ...
