Venetian Macao casinoresort is set to open in 2007

Venetian Macao bets it can draw in Japanese business visitors


By KEIKO TATSUTA
MACAU (Kyodo) The massive Venetian Macao casino resort is set to open in 2007, and there are hopes that this mega resort, which will feature one of the biggest convention centers in Asia, will lure Japanese who are doing business in China.



A model of the Venetian Macao casino
resort being built in the Cotai development area of
Macau is displayed at the office of the Macau unit
of U.S. casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp.
KYODO PHOTO


It is being built by Venetian Macao Ltd., a unit of U.S. casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp., and is based on the same concept as the famous Venetian in Las Vegas.

"We see this as being very important in terms of a shop window either to sell to China or to buy from China," Frank McFadden, chief operating officer of Venetian Macao, said in a recent interview.

McFadden expects Japanese businesspeople will come and attend conferences and exhibitions held at "Asia's Las Vegas" due to its proximity to mainland China.

Venetian Macao bets it can draw in Japanese business visitors