When the second phase completed, Sheraton brand will offer approximately 4,000 rooms which represent the largest in the world for each of the respective brands. It has nearly 300,000 square feet of gaming space in two unique casinos themed in Himalaya and Pacifica. The resort’s first phase launch features more than 600 rooms and suites under the five-star Conrad hotel brand and over 1,200 rooms from Holiday Inn.

More than half of Macau visitors are from mainland China, thanks to the nation’s economic growth and burgeoning middle class. They include the Venetian Macau, the Plaza Macau, the Sands Macau and Four Seasons Hotel Macau. Sands owns several properties in the former Portuguese colony located within a five-hour flight and a 40-minute ferry ride from Hong Kong. The city’s gambling revenue increased 42 percent to a record $33.47 billion in 2011, up to six times higher than that of the Las Vegas Strip. As of Friday the No.1 spot goes to Eldorado Resorts, based in Nevada, having approval from the authorities to buy Caesars Entertainment Corporation for 17.3bn. The leading integrated resort developer sees high potential in Macau, the world’s largest gaming market and the only location in China offering legal gaming. The Las Vegas iconic name of Caesars Palace is now a part of a newly-created largest casino company in the world. The opening of the Sands Cotai Central was much delayed by regulatory hurdles and the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis. “We’re going to make Macau a city of business, conventions and leisure tourism,” the world’s 11th richest person told a news conference.

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