Sands Macao () is a hotel and casino resort located in
Sé,
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
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SAR - China. It is owned and operated by the
Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and was designed by Steelman Partners, LLP. It comprises a casino, and a 289-suite hotel.
Las Vegas Sands chairman
Sheldon Adelson
Sheldon Gary Adelson (August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American businessman, investor, and political donor. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which founded the Marina Bay Sa ...
has said that his company will soon be a mainly Chinese enterprise, and that
Las Vegas
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should be called "America's Macau". The president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation predicted on February 12, 2007 that Macau's gaming revenue has topped that of the
Las Vegas Strip
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and will more than double again by 2010.
History
The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million. All of the mortgage bonds that were issued to finance construction were paid off in May 2005. In 2006, the casino completed an expansion increasing the casino from to .
A new hotel tower opened in late 2007, bringing the property's total room count to 289.
Gallery
File:Sands.JPG, Sands Macao in 2005
File:Sands Macau 2009.jpg, Sands Macao in 2009
File:Sands macau night.JPG, Sands Macao at night
File:Macau Fisherman s Wharf Sands Casino Mo707 noon.JPG, Fisherman’s Wharf
File:Sands Casino Macao.JPG, View of resort
File:MC 澳門半島 Sands Macao 澳門金沙 Casio interior in red Nov 2016 SSG 02.jpg, Inside the casino
See also
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Gambling in Macau
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Sands Hotel and Casino
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List of integrated resorts
An integrated resort is a type of casino hotel that features hotel space, a casino, convention or meeting space, retail, dining and entertainment options. This article lists integrated resorts by their locations. Integrated resorts which are c ...
References
External links
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Casinos completed in 2004
Resorts in Macau
Hotel buildings completed in 2004
2004 establishments in Macau
Sheldon Adelson
Casino hotels in Macau