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Macau revenues close in on Vegas23 January 2008MACAU -- As reported by BBC: "Gaming revenues in the southern Chinese territory of Macau soared last year, beating expectations and rivalling proceeds from the Las Vegas region. "Revenues rose 46% to 83.8bn Macanese patacas ($10.4bn; £5.3bn) in 2007, according to official figures. "Figures for Clark County in the US, which contains Las Vegas, have yet to be released, but were $10.6bn in 2006. "Many Chinese are keen gamblers and Macau is the only part of China where casinos are allowed. "...Last year, Macau's gambling revenues overtook those of the 40 casinos along Las Vegas Strip..." |