Las Vegas, Nevada. This world’s most famous city has so many world class casinos. But now, it has competitors from Asia. Las Vegas, the City located in the middle of Nevada desert, has now become the second largest gambling center after Macao. The investors / gambling kings of Las Vegas such as Steve Wynn, or the investors from Macao such as Stanley Ho, compete to build casino and entertainment business in this former Portuguese colony, Macao. Sheldon Adelson who operates Las Vegas Sands Corporation has invested tens of billion U.S. dollars for this largest casino project in the world. Some well-known names in hotel industry such as Hilton, Sheraton, Four Seasons and Shangri-La also take part by establishing many luxurious hotels there as well as Steve Wynn with his Macao Hotel. There are estimated more than 3,000 gaming tables in Macau operated at this time. Other Asian countries also plan to develop casino facilities such as Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Filipina, and Vietnam. In addition to Macao, there are also world class casino facilities in Asia such as Marina bay in Singapore and Genting Highlands in Malaysia. Read the rest of this entry »