The Venetian Macao is a casino resort in Macau, China owned by the Las Vegas Sands hotel-casino chain. The Venetian is a 40-story, $1.8 billion anchor for the 7 resort hotels which are under construction on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10.5 million square foot Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort – the The Venetian in Las Vegas – and is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia and the second-largest building in the world.[1] The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007 and the resort officially opened on August 28, 2007.[2] The resort has 3000 suites, 1.2 million square feet of convention space, 1.6 million square feet of retail, 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²) of casino space – largest in the world – with 3400 slot machines and 800 gambling tables and a 15,000 seat arena for entertainment/sports events.
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Casino
The casino is currently the largest in the world at 500,000 sq feet. It is futher divided into 4 themed gaming areas namely Golden Fish, Imperial House, Red Dragon and Phoenix. The casino consists of over 1000 slot machines and more than 600 gaming tables that are open around the clock. Facilities and amenities provided inside the casino :
- Washrooms
- Automated teller machines (ATM)
- Casino membership desks (Cotai Rewards Club)
- High limit gaming area
- Cage with foreign currency exchange counters
Food and beverage outlets located inside the casino : Operates by The Venetian Macao
- Bar Florian
- Canton
- Red Dragon Noodles House
- Imperial House Dim Sum
- Bellini Lounge
Operated by independent companies :
- Morton's of Chicago
- Roka
Concerts
The following list presents world-wide famous artists and performers performed at The Venetian Arena :
- The Black Eyed Peas Black Blue & You Tour - 27 October, 2007
- Beyoncé The Beyoncé Experience - 3 November, 2007
- The Pussycat Dolls Live in Macau - 31 December, 2007
- The Police The Police Reunion Tour - 7 February, 2008
- Celine Dion Taking Chances Tour - 15 March, 2008
Future development
American billionaire Sheldon Adelson announced that his $2.4 billion Venetian Macao Resort Hotel on Cotai will contribute much to launch a massive, concentrated resort area he calls the Cotai Strip, after its Las Vegas counterpart. Adelson formally stated his plans to open more hotels under brands such as Four Seasons, Sheraton and St. Regis. Ergo, his Las Vegas Sands (which ran the Sands Macao on the Macau peninsula), plans to invest $12 billion and build 20,000 hotel rooms on the Cotai Strip by 2010.[3]
Problems on opening weekend
According to the local Chinese newspaper Macao Daily,[4] various problems caused by housekeeping and double-booking have resulted in numerous fully paid-up hotel guests being turned away from the property on the opening weekend, 1 and 2 September 2007. Many have been asked to move to other Macao hotels, with The Venetian paying for the charges.
See also
References
- ^ "Venetian Macau said to draw 114,000 visitors in first 24 hours", Associated Press, las Vegas Review-Journal, 2007-09-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
- ^ Venetian Macao press release, 08/28/2007
- ^ CNN.com, China opens world's largest casino
- ^ macau.ctm.net
