Archive for September, 2006

Rodolfo Avila On Podium For Macau Again

Well done Rodolfo you've done it again!!! We got a second this time and we wish you the best of luck in the last race at Truxton and hope for a first place for Macau! For the third time this season Macau's flag was seen in the British Formula 3 International Series’ podium. Rodolfo Avila took

New 50 Story Twin Tower Apartment in Macau

Asia Property Report announced another new luxury residential project in Macau on the banks of Nam Van Lake is to be developed by LaSalle Investment Management. Located in Macau’s most prestigious residential precinct, apartments will enjoy spectacular views of both Nam Van Lake and Macau. With construction scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of

From October 1, Add New Digits For Telephone Numbers of Macau

With the accelerating social and economical developments of the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) in recent years, the demand for telecommunications services has been sustainably increasing at a rapid pace. To cope with the future development of the telecommunications services, the Government of MSAR elaborated the Digit Adding Plan of Telephone Numbers, after undergoing a

There Is More To Macau Than Just Gambling

Last Saturday, the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair was openend by Macau’s Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah. In his speech at the annual conference for overseas Chinese business people, Mr. Ho said that there is more to Macau than gambling and that tourism, conferences and exhibitions will become more important for Macau’s

September 27 Macau World Tourism Day

We will have again the traditional tray race held in the afternoon, where waiters and waitresses will run down the stoned-path from the Ruins of St Paul’s to Senado Square carrying a tray with a bottle of beer on it. Last year over 80 participants, a record number, from 20 hotels and restaurants in Macau

Macau's Billionaire's Club

We all know that it takes more than petty cash to play the lucrative casino market in Macau, the main criteria is that you need to be at least a billionaire and as proven we have five of those players playing the high rollers game in Macau! Let's start with the grand old daddy of Macau,

Macau Visitor Arrivals Up 14.8%

As reported by XinHua - Macao recorded 14.15 million visitor arrivals in the first eight months this year, a year-on- year rise of 14.8 percent, according to official statistics issued on Thursday. The figures released by the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed that the majority of visitors came in the period from the Chinese

Macau Gaming Revenue Up And Up

The government of the Macao Special Administrative Region has collected 12.47 billion patacas (1.5 billion U.S. dollars) in direct gaming taxes in the first eight months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 14.4 percent. The statistics issued Tuesday by the Finance Services Bureau (FSB) showed that the gaming taxes accounted for 73 percent of the

Stanley Ho's Market Share to Drop to 60%

As reported by the Las Vegas Business Press, Stanley Ho's share now is +/-66% of the total Macau Casino market and will shrink further to 60% by 2009. Looking at it in value of income this figure may not be so bad. In 2002 Macau Casino revenue was about US$3.5 billion, this year it's expected

Steve Friess Interview with Sheldon Adelson

An interview by famous Las Vegas podcaster Steve Friess on his The Strip Podcast website. Sheldon Adelson talks freely about Steve Wynn. Do they like each other ....... Find out more in this interview with Sheldon Adelson Some snippets here.... "If someone in Macau does bad, it reflects upon us. So I certainly