Sands Macao

Sands Macao (Chinese: 金沙娛樂場) 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.^[2] It comprises a 229,000 square feet (21,300 m²) casino, and a 289-suite hotel.

Sands Macao 金沙娛樂場 (Yue Chinese) Areias Macau (Portuguese)
Location	Sé, Macau
Opening date	May 18, 2004; 21 years ago (May 18, 2004)
Theme	Desert
No. of rooms	289
Total gaming space	229,000 sq ft (21,300 m2)
Casino type	Land-based
Owner	Las Vegas Sands
Architect	Aedas[1]
Website	Sands Macao

History

The casino opened on May 18, 2004 at a cost of $240 million^{[clarification needed]}. All of the mortgage bonds that were issued to finance construction were paid off in May 2005.^[3] In 2006, the casino completed an expansion increasing the casino from 165,000 sq ft (15,300 m²) to 229,000 sq ft (21,300 m²).^[4]

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".^[5] 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.^[6]

A new hotel tower opened in late 2007, bringing the property's total room count to 289.^[7]

Gallery

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  Sands Macao in 2005
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  Sands Macao in 2009
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  Sands Macao at night
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  Fisherman’s Wharf
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  View of resort
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  Inside the casino in 2016
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  Inside the lobby

See also

• Gambling in Macau
• Sands Hotel and Casino
• List of integrated resorts