Landmarks of the gambling capital of the world – Macao

(9 Jan 2025)
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Macao – 07 October 2024
1. Wide of centre of Macao, with Macao Tower and Sai Van Bridge
2. Sai Van Bridge
3. Various of casino buildings in centre of Macao
4. Wide of old bridges connecting mainland of Macao with other islands
5. Wide of Macao Tower
6. Various of apartment blocks and Grand Lisboa Casino
7. Various of traffic on bridges and streets
8. Various of people around ruins of St Paul cathedral in old centre of Macao
9. Various of people on streets in old centre of Macao with Chinese flags decorating streets
10. Various night shots casino exteriors
STORYLINE:
Landmark shots of international gambling capital Macao, which has recently marked 25 years since returning to Chinese rule after centuries as a Portuguese colony.

Macao is still the world’s capital of gambling, but new leader Sam Hou Fai – Macao’s first leader born in mainland China — has vowed to address the territory’s unbalanced and uncoordinated economic development.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the casino hub to diversify its economy as he swore in the former Portuguese colony’s new government at an event in December marking the 25th anniversary of its handover to China.

Since its 1999 handover, the city of 687,000 has evolved from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world’s largest gaming hub, drawing hordes of tourists from mainland China.

The casino boom has improved living standards, but authorities are concerned that the semi-autonomous city’s economy is unhealthily dependent on the industry.

Like neighboring Hong Kong, Macao is governed separately from the rest of China under a system that allows it to maintain elements of Western-style economic and social systems.

It is the only Chinese city where casino gambling is legal.

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