Las Vegas now #2 to Macau!

The Pearl River Delta and its neighborhood are THE happening places now. Hong Kong, Shenzen, and Macau. What an economic triangle! Macau has now officially displaced Vegas the gambling capital of the world.

Amazing.

Its location offers a distinct advantage over Vegas:

Macau airport is operating at nearly double its capacity, but with 2.2 billion
people living within five hours' flying time, it's a good bet that the number
will soon double again. Construction on a bridge linking Hong Kong, Macau and
Zhuhai in southern China is scheduled to begin soon. Work has begun to expand
Macau's northern border gate to accommodate 500,000 visitors a day.

James Fallows had a similar narrative in The Atlantic a year ago. I use that multimedia piece in my classes. Of course, my students don't seem to be as impressed with the Macau story as I am :-)