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Tusk Rio Casino Resort
Klerksdorp, South Africa
Square feet: 266,330
Gaming machines: 257
Table and poker games: 12
Restaurants and bars: 2
Hotel rooms:
Web site: riocasino.co.za
The largest casino in the Southern Hemisphere, the Tusk
Rio was inspired by the passion, vibe, and color of the
Carnival in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. The casino is located
a few hours by car from Johannesburg and is among the
most popular
casinos in South Africa.
MGM Grand Macao
Macao, China
Square feet: 221,952
Gaming machines:
835
Table and poker
games:
410
Restaurants and bars: 12
Hotel rooms: 593
Web site: mgmgrandmacau.com
This 35-story casino resort officially opened in 2007 and
is owned and operated as a joint venture between MGM
Mirage and Pansy Ho Chiu-King, daughter of local casino
mogul Stanley Ho. The resort, located near some of the
elder Ho’s casinos on the Macao peninsula, plans further
expansion, including a future Mandarin Oriental hotel.
Sands Macao
Macao, China
Square feet: 229,000
Gaming machines: 750
Table and poker games: 1,000
Restaurants and bars: 7
Hotel rooms: 51
Web site: www.sands.com.mo
Before
Sheldon Adelson opened his giant
Venetian hotel and casino on
the
Cotai Strip, Las Vegas Sands
made its first foray into Chi-
na’s
gambling hub with the Sands
Ma-
cao. The hotel, located in
peninsular Macao, was
designed by the Paul Steel-
man Design Group and
opened in
2004. To-
day it is a
day-trip des-
tination for
thousands
of visitors,
mainly
from
mainland