“I don’t want to fight the government
Is the Cotai Strip becoming what you thought it could be, now that Lawrence Ho has opened City of Dreams, Francis Lui has inaugurated Galaxy Macau and with Sands Cotai Central opening next year?
Sheldon Adelson: My original plan called for 20
lots on a U-shaped strip, coming down the strip to the roundabout and then going right at the road that takes you to the power plant, then coming back up by the Macau Dome. My idea was to rebuild half or
more of the Las Vegas strip, to create the critical mass. I do not mind that other people are coming. I want other people to come because it validates the critical mass nature of the development. Look, nobody wanted the land
before. It was sitting there for a long time.
You can take that as a compliment. There is another compliment.
Secretary [for economy and finance Francis] Tam is now saying that in
22 DECEMBER 2011
By Paulo A. AzevedoIn Las Vegas
Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. chairman Sheldon Adelson wants to cooperate with the government to solve the dispute over Cotai parcels seven and eight. In an exclusive interview with Macau Business, he also unveils his next investment targets and what he would have done differently in Singapore and Macau
order for developers to get their new casinos approved - presumably that means whatever the amount of casinos they can build, including the number of tables they can get - they need to bring directly proportional non-gaming amenities. This has been the matrix for me since I came to Macau.
Are you surprised with the 3-percent cap on gaming tables announced by the government for the next 10 years starting in 2013?
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