Sands Macao () is a hotel and casino resort located in Sé, Macau, SAR - China. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, and was designed by Steelman Partners, LLP. It comprises a casino, and a 289-suite hotel.
History
The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million. All of the mortgage bonds that were issued to finance construction were paid off in May 2005. In 2006, the casino completed an expansion increasing the casino from to .
At the time of its opening, Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson had said that his company would soon be a mainly Chinese enterprise, and that Las Vegas should be called "America's Macau". The president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation predicted on February 12, 2007 that Macau's gaming revenue has topped that of the Las Vegas Strip and will more than double again by 2010.
A new hotel tower opened in late 2007, bringing the property's total room count to 289.
Gallery
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File:Sands.JPG|Sands Macao in 2005
File:Sands Macau 2009.jpg|Sands Macao in 2009
File:Sands macau night.JPG|Sands Macao at night
File:Macau Fisherman s Wharf Sands Casino Mo707 noon.JPG|Fisherman’s Wharf
File:Sands Casino Macao.JPG|View of resort
File:MC 澳門半島 Sands Macao 澳門金沙 Casio interior in red Nov 2016 SSG 02.jpg|Inside the casino in 2016
File:MC 澳門金沙 Sands Macao hotel lobby interior 酒店大堂 Nov 2016 Lnv 01.jpg|Inside the lobby
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See also
- Gambling in Macau
- Sands Hotel and Casino
- List of integrated resorts