The gambling industry took a big hit and has certainly lost a lot of business because of the recent economic situation affecting almost the entire world. The largest of the casinos have survived the troubling waters, and as the economic crisis curve slowly slopes downwards, the gambling corporations, and their gigantic casinos are now back in business and competing with each other.
This list compiles information about the top 10 largest casinos in the world. Surprisingly, most of them are not located in Las Vegas; they are located in Macao, China.
1. The Venetian Macao (Macau, China)
Square feet: 546,000
Table and poker games: 870
Gaming machines: 3,000
Hotel rooms: 3,000
Restaurants and bars: 24
Web site: venetianmacao.com
The Venetian is a luxury casino resort and is over 546,000 sq. ft. on Macau’s Coastal Strip. Owned by Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands (LVS), this casino has an 870-table gaming floor, 3,000 gaming machines, 3 huge shopping areas, 4 pools, gondola rides, 24 world-class restaurants and bars along with 3,000 hotel rooms. A gamblers haven!
It is well known because it is the flagship casino resort on Macau’s bustling Cotai Strip. Based on its sister property in Las Vegas, the Venetian Macao is – as the name suggests – themed on the romantic streets and canals of Venice and is very family oriented. Naturally some of the romance is lost through the 3000 plus slot machines constantly flashing at you.
2. City of Dreams Casino (Macau, China)
Square feet: 420,000
Gaming machines: 1,350
Table and poker games: 520
Hotel rooms: 1,400
Restaurant and Bars: 14
Website: cityofdreamsmacau.com
In contrast to their arch rival, the family oriented Venetian, City of Dreams is more romantic and couple oriented. Clearly marketed for singles and young couples, the mega resort is a motley mix of brash furnishings and bold contemporary design, like being on an MTV set. Every part of its property gives you a piece of action, from the bustling boutique driven Boulevard to the frantic lobby of the Hard Rock, from the packed foyer of the Dancing Water theatre to the scrum of humanity awaiting a glimpse of a mermaid at the Vquarium. The casino is truly one of a kind and a must see when in China.
If you are staying at Venetian, peak into City of Dreams because it is located right beside the Venetian Macao and the soon to opened Sands Cotai. The Wynn Cotai is scheduled to be built right behind it as well.
Without a doubt the loudest casino in Macau belongs to the City of Dreams, and I’m not talking about the background music. I’m talking about the sensory overload that hits you full force from the frenetic flashing floor. It’s not so much that the place is packed with people, but that it’s packed with lights, lights and more lights and a slew of decoration so abstract I don’t even know what half the stuff is supposed to be.
3. Foxwoods Resorts Casino (Ledyard, Connecticut)
Square feet: 340,000
Gaming machines: 7,000
Table and poker games: 400
Restaurants and bars: 29
Hotel rooms: 824
Web site: foxwoods.com
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut situated on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, the resort covers an area of 4,700,000 sq ft (440,000 m2). The casino hasover 380 gaming tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker and has over 6,300 slot machines. There are countless restaurants within the casino, among them, is the popular franchise Hard Rock Cafe. Foxwoods has 2,266 hotel rooms and a two-story arcade for children.
4. Casino Porte (Macau, China)
Square feet: 270,000
Gaming machines: 320
Table and poker games: 150
Restaurants and bars: 3
Hotel rooms: 423
Web site: ponte16.com.mo
Ponte 16’s architectural design draws inspiration from Macau’s unique East-West cultural pluralism, with a European/Portuguese design infused with traditional Chinese elements. The resort is significant as it is the only hotel to be situated in the inner harbor and is a part of the “The Historic Centre of Macao” – UNESCO World Heritage site.. Check it out!
5. Tusk Rio Casino Resort (Klerksdorp, South Africa)
Square feet: 266,330
Gaming machines: 257
Table and poker games: 12
Restaurants and bars: 2
Web site: riocasino.co.za
The Tusk Rio Casino Resort was developed as a model after the exotic Rio Carnival in Brazil and is located in Klerksdorp, South Africa. The Tusk Rio casino offers all the excitement that a first class casino resort provides. The casino offers both smoking and non-smoking floors for gambling with slots - available for many denominations. The Tusk Rio Casino also provides casino table games as well. Progressive blackjack and poker tables are innumerably available as well as as all exclusive salon prive.
The casino staff at the Tusk Rio Casino will help you enjoy your gambling experience. The Tusk Rio Casino is the casino for fun and exciting gaming.
Whether you want to play a limit game or a no limit game, Rio All-Suite is for you. With multiple tables and a large number of players, you can always get the best experience of playing the game here. This poker room is also known as the center of World Series of Poker.
The Bellagio in Las Vegas is one of the most notable poker rooms in the city. It not only attracts the tourists but also attracts some of the master players of the game like Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu and Jen Harman. This poker room also offers a wide range of limit as well as no limit games.
The Mirage is best for the players, who avoid smoking. The poker room is a no-smoking zone, yet people can smoke in any other parts of the casino. The limit games of this poker room will attract your attraction, but they also offer no limit games.
You will surely fall in love with the atmosphere of the Venetian. They offer sufficient space in each table. All tables have dealers and staffs to ensure you get the best poker experience. If you visit this poker room, you can also check out the “deep-stack” tournaments.
Caesars offer a spacious poker room, and is also ideal for the people who are searching for non-smoking rooms. The rooms for automatic shufflers and tournament players are not the same. Therefore, you can get a fantabulous experience of playing the game. While playing poker, you can also enjoy some nice drinks here.
It is believed that people who don’t wear watches are not punctual. Casinos are aware of this which is why they make sure that there are no clocks around. Everybody is aware of the fact that if you are engrossed in some activity, time passes by faster. People tend to slip into a state which is quite trance-like and the days meld into nights while schedules are dismissed quite readily.
Casinos want you to stay within their walls until you are too tired to go on. However, they do not want you to look outside a window and realize that the sun has set or that it is late enough for the sun to be rising again. To put it briefly, they want the world to stop existing till you are in the casino.
The minute you enter a casino, you can hear loud sounds and beeping and see bright lights every where. The sound of the slot wheels turning and that of change is hard to miss as well. All this noise comes together and makes the player feel as though every body is winning, even if a majority are indeed, losing.
The Ambience of a casino is always mellow and the lighting is low. This is done to give the place a comfortable and homey feel. The theory here is- if people feel as though they are sitting at home, they will never want to leave. The carpets and wallpapers are always picked out in such a way that they trick the human brain into thinking of comfort and safety.
Most people are too engrossed in their game to get up and use the bathroom facilities but once they decide to leave, they cash out their chips and walk towards the rest room. Casinos usually have them built way behind the premises so that the player has to walk past the tables and machines and get tempted into playing again.
Most favorite hotspot for those who like to gamble is Las Vegas. The casino hotels in Las Vegas can be called the superb getaway as far as gambling is concerned. In this bustling city you can have a memorable casino experience and this city is the perfect destination for casino lovers from all parts of the world.
Being the biggest in the Caribbean, Atlantis casino contains several slot machines, celebrity chef restaurants, many relaxing guest rooms for vacationers, dolphin retreats and other entertainment options. Aruba in the Caribbean has the most number of casinos. If you like gambling you can spend time at the Renaissance Aruba. This hotel lies in the heart of the city and is open 24/7.
Niagara Falls is no doubt a family destination which also has many gambling casinos where everyone can have a great time gambling by escaping the congestion of the city.
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, looks beautiful because of the beautiful lakes and majestic mountains surrounding it where newly weds and others can take part in outdoor and indoor sports, eat well and gamble too. The place can be chosen for casual travel and for a great casino time.
Black Hawk in Colorado is a notable casino center which has more than 20 casinos. There are over 10000 gaming machines in Black Hawk, and over 100 table games. Out of the major cities having legalized gambling in Colorado, Black Hawk has the most casinos.
