Macau Casino Strip
The casinos in Macau are found in two different locations. In downtown Macau, you'll find the Grand Lisboa, the Wynn, and the Sands. The Cotai Strip is Macau's budding answer to the Vegas Strip and found out of town. You'll need to take a shuttle bus. Why It Matters: Macau, with an economy based largely on casino revenue, was severely affected by coronavirus lockdowns. With their Macau casinos closed, shares in Wynn, Las Vegas Sands and MGM. Macau is the World's highest grossing Casino gambling place. A walk round at night along The Cotai Strip where Casino Resorts of The Venetian, The Parisian.
| Wynn Macau | |
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| Location | Sé, Macau, China |
| Address | Rua Cidade de Sintra, NAPE |
| Opening date | 6 September 2006; 14 years ago |
| Theme | Life imitating art |
| No. of rooms | 1,008 (594 in Wynn tower, 414 in Encore at Wynn Macau) |
| Total gaming space | 273,000 square feet (25,400 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | Golden Flower Mizumi Restorante il Teatro Wing Lei |
| Casino type | Land-Based American-styled casino |
| Owner | Wynn Resorts Limited, Wynn Macau Limited |
| Renovated in | 2014 (Guestrooms and Suites) |
| Website | wynnmacau.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 永利澳門 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 永利澳门 | ||||||||||
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Wynn Macau (Chinese: 永利澳門) is a luxury hotel and casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two towers containing a total of 1,008 rooms and suites, approximately 273,000 square feet (25,400 m2) of casino space, over 59,000 square feet (5,500 m2) of retail space, eight casual and fine dining restaurants, two spas, a salon and a pool.[1]
Wynn Macau is operated by international resort developer Wynn Resorts.[2]
Wynn Macau opened on 6 September 2006 and its second tower, Encore, opened on 21 April 2010.[3]
History[edit]
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Wynn Macau opened to the public on 6 September 2006.[4]
In December 2007, Wynn Macau completed an expansion, adding more gaming space and additional food and beverage and retail shops.[4]
In 2009, Wynn Macau became one of only five hotels in Asia to receive the Forbes Five-Star award.[4]
In 2016, Wynn Macau became only resort worldwide with eight independent Forbes Five-Star awards, a title it currently holds.[5]
Second Tower Expansion[edit]
On 21 April 2010, the company opened Encore at Wynn Macau,[4][6] an all-suite boutique hotel, which is fully integrated into the existing operations at Wynn Macau similar to Encore Las Vegas.[7] Encore Macau has 410 suites, including 41 Grand Salon Suites, bringing the total number of rooms at Wynn Macau to 1,008.[8][4][6]
Cotai Strip[edit]
On 1 May 2012, Wynn Macau received approval from the Macau government for its Cotai land concession, paving the way for Wynn Macau to break ground on the 51-acre site.[9]
Wynn Macau Limited acquired a group of Jiaqing period (1796-1820) porcelain vases at a Christie's London auction on 7 July 2011. The vases were purchased for £8 million ($12.8 million). 'We are delighted to return works of this extraordinary quality to the city of Macau and the People’s Republic of China,' Roger Thomas, executive vice president of Design for Wynn Design and Development, said after the sale.[10]
The Qing dynasty vases were on display at Wynn Palace and a sixteenth-century Louis XIV Beauvais Chinoiserie tapestry of 'The Emperor on a Journey,' is on display at Wynn Macau. Other art at Wynn Macau includes a Louis Rigal drawing, Macanese silk embroidery, a Louis XIV silk tapestry, two cloisonné camels, and Ming Dynasty statuary.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF OF FISCAL 2017'(PDF).
- ^Kester, Jennifer. 'Forbes Travel Guide Reveals Its 2017 Star Award Winners'. Forbes.
- ^'Corporate Profile'. Wynn Macau Limited. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ abcdeWynn Macau. 'Corporate Profile'. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2020/02/18/las-vegas-5-star-luxurywynn-resort-breaks-record-for-forbes-stars/
- ^ ab'Encore at Wynn Macau Opens Today'. Multivu.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^'Wynn Macau Prices Hong Kong IPO at the Top of the Range LAS VEGAS-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Sep. 30, 2009'. Phx.corporate-ir.net. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^'Steve Wynn on Encore Macau & Wynn Cotai – Macao and Cotai Strip Travel Blog'. MacauTripping.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^Wynn Macau Receives Approval for Cotai Development BUSINESS. online.wsj.com. 1 May 2012.
- ^Casino Mogul Wynn Buys $12.8 Million Chinese Vases for Resort Bloomberg. By Scott Reyburn. 8 July 2011.
- ^Wynn returns Chinese antique treasures Macau Daily Times. 28 October 2011 10:24:00
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