Macau leads Asian gaming industry with US$45bil revenue


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PETALING JAYA: Macau continues to lead the Asian gaming industry boom, raking in a revenue of US$45.2bil (RM145.62bil) last year, seven times that of the Las Vegas Strip.

The region aims to capitalise on wealthy Chinese tourists, with Japan poised to be the latest player to jump into the pack if it passes a Bill in mid-2014 to allow the setting up of casinos in specific locations.

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