France's Artifices JCO netted the top prize in the Wynn Macau -- 19th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest at a ceremony held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center on October 1. Macau Government Tourist Director Joa~o Manuel Costa Antunes presented the trophy and prize to the winner. The winner also received a trophy from

Las Vegas Sands Corp. continues its expansion in Macau with the announcement of the new Sands Macao Hotel. The new 24-story hotel is situated next to casino Sands Macao, which opened in 2004. The hotel adds 289 suites, seven restaurants, a heated rooftop swimming pool and a 660-seat theater to the 800 table games and 1500

Shares of casino companies with interests in Macau plunged after preliminary data showed growth in Macau gambling revenues were below expectations, analysts said. Analyst Celeste Mellet Brown said early figures showed September gambling revenue in the southern Chinese gambling enclave grew 55 percent from the previous year, below her forecast for more than 75 percent growth.

Amazingly another record was broken with over 1.25 million people traveling through Macau's check points during the three days start of the Golden Week holiday. Macau's immigration authorities recorded 641,005 arrivals and 611,739 departures, and a majority of those travels were made across the Gongbei-Macau border. An estimated 484,514 traveled across the Gongbei border into Macau, and

Across the Far East casinos are coming in from the cold as gaming becomes a truly global mainstream leisure activity. Singapore has lifted its decades-old ban, South Korea’s casino industry is expanding rapidly and both Taiwan and Japan are considering legalisation. Macau is the glittering jewel in Asia’s gaming crown. The Chinese owned peninsula has now