Close
KTAR.com
News
Shows
Blogs
KTAR News on 92.3FM

‘Las Vegas of Asia’ tells casinos to grow beyond gambling

FILE - A general view of MGM Grand Macau casino resort is seen in Macao, Feb. 15, 2011. Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to reduce its reliance on gambling by building theme parks and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Gambling tables are set inside the casino during the opening ceremony of the Venetian Macao Resort in Macao, Aug. 28, 2007. Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to reduce its reliance on gambling by building theme parks and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) A general view of Venetian Macao casino resorts in Macao on June 3, 2018. Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to reduce its reliance on gambling by building theme parks and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) FILE - Music fountain performs at the Wynn Macao, April 22, 2010. Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to reduce its reliance on gambling by building theme parks and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Attendants conduct play with the visitors over a Black Jack gaming table during the Global Gaming Expo Asia in Macao, May 23, 2013. Losing money due to COVID, the American casino giants that helped make Macao the "Las Vegas of Asia" face a fresh challenge: The tiny Chinese territory wants them to reduce its reliance on gambling by building theme parks and other tourist attractions. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) FILE - Croupiers stand at a Sic Bo gaming table inside a casino at the Sands Cotai Central in Macao on Sept. 20, 2012. The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday, July 11, and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected more than 1,400 people in the past three weeks. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)