The Venetian Macao
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| Opening date | 28 August 2007 |
| No. of rooms | 3,000 |
| Total gaming space | 550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Las Vegas Sands |
| Website | Venetian Macao |
The Venetian Macao is a hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation. The Venetian is a 40-story, $2.4 billion anchor for the 7 hotels on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10,500,000-square-foot (980,000 m2) Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort – The Venetian in Las Vegas – and is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia, The sixth-largest building in the world by area and the largest casino in the world. It is also home to the second largest Venice in the world, the first being the city of Venice, Italy and the third being The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Venetian also boasts the largest number of Filipino gondoleers in the world.[1][2][3]
The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007 and the resort officially opened on 28 August 2007.[4] The resort has 3000 suites, 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) of convention space, 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2) of retail, 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) of casino space – with 3400 slot machines and 800 gambling tables and a 15,000 seat arena for entertainment/sports events.
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[edit] Casino
The casino measures 550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2). It is further divided into 4 themed gaming areas namely Golden Fish, Imperial House, Red Dragon and Phoenix. The casino consists of over 3400 slot machines and 800 gambling tables.
The hotel offers a club named Paiza Club that caters to premium guests. The club comes with its own entrance, lobby, reception, and guest lifts to the rooms. The gaming area of the Paiza Club is divided into individual private gaming rooms each named for notable Asian cities such as Yunnan, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The guests of the club have exclusive access to the club dining outlet, the Paiza Club Dining & Lounge, which is open 24 hours a day.
[edit] Accommodation
The hotel tower offers 3000 suites. The accommodation floors starts from level 7 up to level 38. These floors are served by guest lifts.
Paiza suite:
- This category reserved to premium guests. The largest is the Presidente. It is a 12 bay-suite with 4 bedrooms.
[edit] Sports
The Venetian Arena hosted the following list of sports events:
- Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic NBA China Games 2007 – 20 October 2007
- Andre Agassi vs Pete Sampras Tennis Showdown – 24 November 2007
- Ray Mercer vs Derric Rossy Heavyweight Title Bout – 26 January 2008
- United States Basketball International Challenge: United States, Lithuania, Turkey
[edit] Other events
The Miss Macau Beauty Pagent is held here annually.
The Venetian Macao was the venue of the 2009 IIFA Awards, a film awards ceremony event for Bollywood actors and actresses.
The Amazing Race Australia came here at the third leg.
[edit] Zaia
Zaia, a show by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, is performed regularly in a custom-built theater at the Venetian Macao. The 90-minute production with a cast of 75 circus artists premiered on 27 August 2008 and is directed by Neilson Vignola and Gilles Maheu.[5] The show's theme is a young girl's perception of the stars and planets, space and infinity, populated by otherworldly creatures. The theater housing the performance can seat 1,800 spectators during a single show.[6]
[edit] Controversies
On 12 November 2008, the gates were locked to the construction labour force from a variety of Asian countries as projects were suspended. Hsin Chong, the project manager for the Venetian, laid off approximately 400 staff. As many workers had been there for less than two years, no severance was due. The next day, Sands' president for Asia announced that up to 11,000 workers would be losing their jobs as the company was halting building projects in Macao.[7]
In 2010 the Chinese press reported that as part of a "sex-trade crackdown" authorities had found more than 100 prostitutes inside the casino.[8]
In early 2011 the United States Department of Justice and the Securities Exchange Commission initiated an investigation into the Las Vegas Sands Corporation with respect to the compliance of its Macao properties with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.[8]
[edit] See also
- The Venetian, Las Vegas
- Cotai Strip
- Gambling in Macau
- Macau gaming law
- Cotai Jet – owned by The Venetian Macao, operating high speed Catamaran ferry services between Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal and Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong
[edit] References
- ^ "Las Vegas Sands' Venetian Macao Resort Hotel to open on Aug. 28". USA Today. 19 June 2007. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2007-06-19-vegas-in-asia_N.htm. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Venetian Macau said to draw 114,000 visitors in first 24 hours". Associated Press. las Vegas Review-Journal. 6 September 2007. http://www.lvrj.com/business/9612252.html. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "List of largest buildings in the world by floor space". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings_in_the_world#Largest_floor_space.
- ^ "Venetian Macao press release". Phx.corporate-ir.net. 27 August 2007. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=185629&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1045227&highlight=. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "The first permanent Cirque du Soleil show in Asia celebrates its world premiere on August 28 at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel – Written and directed by Gilles Maheu". Cirque du Soleil – Press Release. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/press/news/2008/zaia-macau2.aspx. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Zaia: The Show – Theater". Cirque du Soleil. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/zaia/show/theater.aspx. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Up to 11,000 Macau workers to lose jobs". http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=9563.
- ^ a b Brian Ross (27 January 2012), "Bribes, Chinese Mob Ties Alleged at Casino of Gingrich Money Man" ABC News
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Coordinates: 22°8′55″N 113°33′38″E / 22.14861°N 113.56056°E
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