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Ponte 16
Ponte 16 Resort Macau () is located in Santo António, Macau, is a hotel and casino resort co-developed by SJM Investment Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (in turn, a subsidiary of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, which owns 51% of the project, and Macau Success Limited which owns 49% of the project. The resort opened on 1 February 2008. Shows Shows are staged there including international groups from South Africa, Taiwan and more. In 2009 a South African group performed a lovely show with performers like singer Monique Magerstein, who praised the Ponte 16 and Macau after performing there. Exhibits There are numerous Michael Jackson items on exhibition in Ponte 16, including the glove he wore when he first performed his moonwalk on television. Jackson's glove was sold to the casino at New York's Julien's Auctions at a price of US$350,000, eight times the auctioneer's minimum estimated price. History Ponte 16 was the first fisherman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo António, Macau
Santo António is a civil parish ( pt, freguesia) in the western portion of the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It has the highest population density in Macau (98,776 persons per km²). This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally. It is north of the parish of Sé, south of Nossa Senhora de Fátima parish, west of São Lázaro parish, and east of the Inner Harbor (Porto Interior). Description The entire area is reclaimed from the sea. Population statistics as of 2006: * Area: 1.1. km² (16.4% of the peninsula) * Population: 109,000 (31.7% of the peninsular population) It includes: * Sha Gong (沙崗) * San Kio (新橋) * Patane (沙梨頭) Hotels * Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 Healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a population of about 680,000 and an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal as a trading post by the Ming dynasty in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was transferred to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of " one country, two systems".. The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sociedade De Turismo E Diversões De Macau
The Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, SA; abbreviated as STDM, (, English: "Tourism and Entertainment Company of Macau Limited") is a company in Macau owned by Stanley Ho and his family. Historically, it held a monopoly to Macau's gambling industry as the only licensee for casinos. In 2002, the government of Macau began issuing more licenses and the monopoly was broken. Still, of the 41 operating casinos in Macau, 22 are owned by STDM, as of 2019. Macau is a location in James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. History The company was founded in 1962 by Stanley Ho and his then partners Teddy Yip (Stanley Ho's brother-in-law through his sister, Susie Ho), Yip Hon and Henry Fok. In that year, it was granted a monopoly on gambling in Macau, which had previously been held by Tai Hing Company since 1934. In 1982, Ho and Yip had a major public falling out, as a result of which Yip disposed of his interest for a rumored HK$400 million. Cheng Yu-tung, founder o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porte 16 (unfinished)
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Porte may refer to: *Sublime Porte, the central government of the Ottoman empire *Porte, Piedmont, a municipality in the Piedmont region of Italy *John Cyril Porte, British/Irish aviator *Richie Porte, Australian professional cyclist who competes for Team BMC *Toyota Porte, an automobile See also *Port (other) *Portes (other) Portes may refer to: Places France *Antheuil-Portes, in the Oise ''department'' *Les Portes-en-Ré, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' * Portes-en-Valdaine, in the Drôme ''département'' *Portes, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' * Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a refrigerator and other kitchen facilities, upholstered chairs, a flat screen television, and en-suite bathrooms. Small, lower-priced hotels may offer only the most basic guest services and facilities. Larger, higher-priced hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, business centre (with computers, printers, and other office equipment), childcare, conference and event facilities, tennis or basketball courts, gymnasium, restaurants, day spa, and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered (or named in some smaller hotels and B&Bs) to allow guests to identify their room. Some boutique, high-end hotels have custom decorated rooms. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian language, Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, Summerhouse (building), summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a four-decade career, his contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture. Jackson influenced artists across many music genres; through stage and video performances, he popularized complicated dance moves such as the moonwalk, to which he gave the name, as well as the robot. He is the most awarded musician in history. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Jackson made his public debut in 1964 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 (later known as the Jacksons). Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album '' Off the Wall''. His music videos, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accor
Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. Accor operates in 5,300 locations in over 110 countries. Its total capacity is approximately 777,714 rooms. It owns and operates brands in many segments of hospitality: Luxury ( Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel), premium (MGallery, Pullman, Swissôtel), midscale ( Novotel, Mercure, Adagio), and economy ( ibis, hotelF1). Accor also owns companies specialized in digital hospitality and event organization, such as onefinestay, D-Edge, ResDiary, John Paul, Potel & Chabot and Wojo. The company is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, and is a constituent of the CAC Next 20 index in the Paris stock exchange. History From Novotel to Accor In 1967, Paul Dubrule and Gérard Pélisson founded the hospitality group Société d'investissement et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16
The Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 () is a hotel in Santo António, Macau, Italy. It is part of Sofitel Luxury Hotels. Over the past few years since opening its doors in 2008, Sofitel Macau and the management have been credited a number of tourism awards. Sofitel Macau At Ponte 16 is a 5-star hotel as defined by Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO). The hotel offers 408 rooms, spread out over 20 floors, offering views of both the Macau skyline and its bordering city of Zhuhai in China across the inner-harbour waters. 19 suites of 4 different design themes are located in “The Mansion at Sofitel” which is an addition to the main hotel building. The hotel includes five food and beverage outlets with Le Chinois Cantonese restaurant newly opened in January, 2014; others include an all-day restaurant named Mistral offering the option of an al fresco dining environment, Privé l (a club lounge). The feature MJ Gallery Gallery or The Gallery may refer to: Arts, entertainment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling In Macau
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalised the activity in the autonomous colony. Since then, Macau has become known worldwide as the "Gambling capital of the world" or "Monte Carlo of the East". Gambling tourism is Macau's biggest source of revenue, making up about 50% of the economy. Visitors are largely from mainland China and Hong Kong. With the entry of large foreign casinos from Las Vegas and Australia, Macau overtook the Las Vegas Strip in gambling revenues in 2007. Until Western-style casino games were introduced in the 20th century, only Chinese games were played, the most popular being Fan-Tan. Generally, gambling in Macau can be divided into one of four categories: casino games, greyhound racing, sports betting, and lotteries. At the present time, Macau does not license online gambling operations. Macau, a special administrative region like Hong Kong, is the only place in China where casinos are legal, and the busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casinos Completed In 2008
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Casinos may refer to: * Casinos, Valencia, municipality in Spain * David Casinos (born 1972), Spanish Paralympian athlete * The Casinos, an American popular music group See also *Casino (other) A casino is a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casino may also refer to: Places * Casino, New South Wales, Australia ** Casino railway station, New South Wales, Australia ** The 20th-century electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casinos In Macau
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalised the activity in the autonomous colony. Since then, Macau has become known worldwide as the "Gambling capital of the world" or "Monte Carlo of the East". Gambling tourism is Macau's biggest source of revenue, making up about 50% of the economy. Visitors are largely from mainland China and Hong Kong. With the entry of large foreign casinos from Las Vegas and Australia, Macau overtook the Las Vegas Strip in gambling revenues in 2007. Until Western-style casino games were introduced in the 20th century, only Chinese games were played, the most popular being Fan-Tan. Generally, gambling in Macau can be divided into one of four categories: casino games, greyhound racing, sports betting, and lotteries. At the present time, Macau does not license online gambling operations. Macau, a special administrative region like Hong Kong, is the only place in China where casinos are legal, and the bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
