Venetian Macao Resort
The $2.4 billion Venetian Macao Resort, the world’s largest casino, will open on Tuesday. The Venetian has more floor space than four Empire State Buildings. The hotels slot machines, baccarat tables and other games of chance sprawl across a casino more than three times the size of the largest casino in Las Vegas. The 15,000-seat sports arena nearly rivals Madison Square Garden, the convention center has a 6,000-seat banquet hall and the luxury shopping mall has three indoor canals with singing gondoliers; the Venetian in Las Vegas has just one. 
China has already surpassed the United States in the manufacture of everything from steel and cement to DVD players and microwave ovens. Now, China is on its way to establishing itself as the global leader in a service industry: gambling. The Venetian Macao is buying its own ferries to serve a second ferry terminal being built with more lines for passport checks.