The Venetian Macao () is a

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and

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, China owned by the American

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company. The 39-story structure on Macau's Cotai Strip has of floor space, and is modeled on its sister casino resort

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. It is the largest casino in the world, the largest single structure hotel in Asia, and the tenth-largest building in the world by floor area. The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007, and the resort officially opened on 28 August 2007. It has 3,000 suites, of convention space, of retail space, and of casino space (with 3,400

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s, 800 gambling tables), and the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena for entertainment and sports events. Its lead architects were

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and HKS, Inc., who were responsible for its design, coordination and implementation.

Location

The Venetian is located on Macau's Cotai Strip, an area that includes a dozen multibillion dollar resorts, a private university campus, and the Macau garrison of the People's Liberation Army. The Venetian was built on

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and its foundation is supported by 1,530 concrete pilings.

Facilities

The Venetian's facilities include 3,000 hotel rooms, 300 retail stores, an indoor canal, a clinic, a spa, and a gymnasium.

Casino

The casino measures . It is further divided into four themed gaming areas: * Golden Fish * Imperial House * Red Dragon * Phoenix The casino contains slot machines and gambling tables. The attached hotel contains a club called Paiza Club which is reserved for premium guests. The gaming area of the Paiza Club is divided into individual private gaming rooms each named for notable Asian cities and regions such as

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and

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Entertainment

Cotai Arena

The Venetian has a 15,000 seat arena. It is used for hosting large indoor functions such as sporting events like basketball, tennis, and

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, as well as concerts and international televised awards shows. Events are held year-round. The Cotai Arena has 4 levels: # Event Level # Main Concourse # Upper Concourse # VIP Level

Transportation

The Venetian Macao is within walking distance from Cotai West Station on the Taipa section of the

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that serves the Cotai Strip and the larger area of Cotai. The Venetian also operates a private bus fleet.

Controversies

On 12 November 2008, the gates were locked to the construction labor force from a variety of Asian countries as projects were suspended.

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, the project manager for the Venetian, laid off approximately 400 staff. As many workers had been there for less than two years, no severance was due. The next day, Sands' president for Asia announced that up to 11,000 workers would be losing their jobs as the company was halting building projects in Macau. In 2010 the Chinese press reported that authorities had found more than 100 prostitutes inside the casino as part of a "sex-trade crackdown".Brian Ross (27 January 2012)
"Bribes, Chinese Mob Ties Alleged at Casino of Gingrich Money Man"

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. In early 2011 the

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and the

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initiated an investigation into the Las Vegas Sands Corporation with respect to the compliance of its Macao properties with the

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. In 2016, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation settled a civil lawsuit brought by the U.S. SEC over the allegations and paid $9 million. It paid a further $6.96 million in 2017 to settle criminal allegations made by the U.S. DOJ.

References

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External links

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