![The Venetian Macao The Great Hall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/The_Venetian_Macao_The_Great_Hall.jpg)
The Venetian Macao () is a
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 ref ...
and
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 entertai ...
resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...
in
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 pop ...
owned by the American
Las Vegas Sands company. The 39-story structure on Macau's
Cotai Strip has of floor space, and is modeled on its sister casino resort
The Venetian Las Vegas
The Venetian Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on the site of the old Sands Hotel. Designed by KlingStubbins, the hotel tower contains 36 stories and rises . The Veneti ...
. It is the second-largest casino in the world, the largest single structure hotel in Asia, and the
seventh-largest building in the world by floor area.
The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007, and the resort officially opened on 28 August 2007. It has 3,000 suites, of convention space, of retail space, and of casino space (with 3,400
slot machines, 800 gambling tables), and the 15,000-seat
Cotai Arena for entertainment and sports events.
Its lead architects were
Aedas
Aedas is an architectural firm with eleven International offices founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002 ...
and
HKS, Inc.
HKS, Inc. is an American international architecture firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas (USA).
History
The firm was founded in 1939 by Harwood K. Smith.
In 2002, HKS expanded its international presence by opening HKS Arquitectos in Mex ...
, who were responsible for its design, coordination and implementation.
Casino
![Venetian-Waterfront](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Venetian-Waterfront.jpg)
The casino measures . It is further divided into four themed gaming areas:
* Golden Fish
* Imperial House
* Red Dragon
* Phoenix
The casino contains slot machines and gambling tables.
The attached hotel offers a club called Paiza Club which caters to premium guests. The gaming area of the Paiza Club is divided into individual private gaming rooms each named for notable Asian cities and regions such as
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
,
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
,
Singapore
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and
Kuala Lumpur
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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.
Entertainment
Cotai Arena
The Cotai Arena (formerly known as the Venetian Arena) is an
indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
, opened in 2007 with a seating capacity of 2,000 - 13,500. It is ideal for hosting large indoor functions such as sporting events like basketball, tennis, and
boxing
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, as well as concerts and international televised awards shows. Events are held year round.
The Cotai Arena has 4 levels:
# Event Level
# Main Concourse
# Upper Concourse
# VIP Level
''Zaia''
''Zaia'', a 90-minute stage production by the Canadian entertainment company
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Ju ...
, ran between 27 August 2008 and 19 February 2012 in a custom-built theater at the Venetian Macao. The show, directed by Neilson Vignola and Gilles Maheu, featured a cast of 75 circus artists. The show's theme was a young girl's perception of the stars and planets, space and infinity, populated by otherworldly creatures. The theater housing the performance seated 1,800 spectators at a time.
Transportation
Bus
There are several shuttle bus services connecting The Venetian Macao to Macau's major ports of entry and nearby resorts. These shuttle services are provided free of charge. However, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
, some services are temporarily not in operation.
* The Venetian Macao to
Border Gate
* The Venetian Macao to Hengqin Port and
The Londoner Macao
* The Venetian Macao to
Taipa Ferry Terminal
* The Venetian Macao to
Sands Macao and
The Parisian Macao
Macau Light Rapid Transit
The Venetian Macao is within walking distance from Cotai West Station on the Taipa section of the
Macau Light Rapid Transit
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that serves the Cotai Strip and the larger area of Cotai.
Controversies
![The Venetian Macao Main Hotel Enterance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/The_Venetian_Macao_Main_Hotel_Enterance.jpg)
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.
In 2010 the Chinese press reported that as part of a "sex-trade crackdown" authorities had found more than 100 prostitutes inside the casino.
[Brian Ross (27 January 2012)]
"Bribes, Chinese Mob Ties Alleged at Casino of Gingrich Money Man"
ABC News
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.
In early 2011 the
United States Department of Justice
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and the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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initiated an investigation into the Las Vegas Sands Corporation with respect to the compliance of its Macao properties with the
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) (, ''et seq.'') is a United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests.
The FCPA is applicable world ...
.
See also
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Gambling in Macau
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Cotai Jet
Cotai Water Jet (; pt, jacto de água cotai) is a company that operates high-speed ferry services between the Special Administrative Regions of Macau and Hong Kong. It is one of the two companies operating high-speed ferry services between the ...
– owned by The Venetian Macao, operating high-speed
catamaran
A Formula 16 beachable catamaran
Powered catamaran passenger ferry at Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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ferry services between
Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal
The Taipa Ferry Terminal (; pt, Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros da Taipa) is located in Taipa, Macau SAR. It is located in the reclamation area of Pac On and is adjacent to the Macau International Airport. The terminal provides high-speed p ...
and
Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong
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List of properties on the Cotai Strip
*
List of Macau casinos
References
External links
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