Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine May 2018 | Page 91
THE VENETIAN MACAO – 10.5MN SQ FT www . venetianmacao . com With a total floor space of 10.5mn sq ft , also located on the Cotai Strip , The Venetian Macao is not only the largest commercial building in Macao and the largest single structure hotel building in Asia , but also the largest casino in the world . Developed and constructed by the Las Vegas Sands company in 2007 , the Venetian Macao has “ virtually quadrupled ” the city ’ s annual revenue in the past decade from $ 7bn in 2006 to $ 27.6bn last year , according to the South China Morning Post , which adds : “ Macau visitor arrivals have expanded from 22mn to a projected 32mn this year .”