The Cotai Strip is the name of the casino and tourism project at the Cotai District, Macau, inspired by the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The project is invested by Las Vegas Sands, and LVS currently has a trademark application pending with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the name "Cotai Strip".^[1] However, the name Cotai Strip is used generically by the press, as well as other Cotai Strip casino companies, such as Melco-PBL^[2] and Galaxy Entertainment, in their financial filings and websites.

The name "Cotai" came from the names of the two islands, the Taipa Island and the Coloane Island. Therefore, people often mix up the LVS's project of Cotai Strip with Estrada do Istmo, the actual road connecting Taipa and Coloane, or even broader, the whole district.

Although Galaxy Entertainment's Grand Waldo Hotel commenced operations in 2006 and was the first casino to open on the Cotai Strip, the first big milestone for the Cotai Strip was the opening of Las Vegas Sands’ Venetian Macao on August 28, 2007.

The following properties are open:

• Grand Waldo Hotel
• Venetian Resort Macau
• Four Seasons Hotel Macau
• City of Dreams. The 6-star Crown Towers is now open. All shows and entertainment are open. Grand Hyatt Macau has opened as well and is accepting bookings from the 1st of November 2009 onwards. Also the hip Hotel group Hard Rock Hotels has opened a hotel in the City of Dreams.

Contents 1 Las Vegas Sands financial problems 2 List of Casinos and Hotels by Macau Concessionaires 3 Gallery 4 Footnotes

[edit] Las Vegas Sands financial problems

Due to the 2008 financial crisis, up to 11,000 construction workers are to lose their jobs as US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands Corp cuts back its development in Macau.^[3] Stephen Weaver, Sands' president for Asia, says on Thursday in Macau, up to 11,000 workers will lose their jobs in Macau after the company halted building projects in the city. Developments of site no. 5 and no. 6 on the strip will be halted.^[4] Las Vegas Sands has focused its construction work on the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort in Singapore.

[edit] List of Casinos and Hotels by Macau Concessionaires

LVS

• Cotai Strip Site 1 = The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. Open
• Cotai Strip Site 2 = Four Seasons Hotel Macau. Open
• Cotai Strip Site 3 = Far East Consortium "The Phoenix".
• Cotai Strip Site 5 = Shangri-La Hotel Macau and Traders Hotel Macau.
• Cotai Strip Site 6 = Sheraton Macao Hotel and St. Regis Macao.
• Cotai Strip Site 7 = Hilton Hotel Macau and Conrad Hotel Macau.
• Cotai Strip Site 8 = Fairmont Hotel Macau, Raffles Macau and Swissotel Macau.

• 20,000 hotel rooms. 1.5 mm sq ft of casino space. 3.0 mm sq ft of MICE space. 3.0 mm sq ft of retail space. 4.0 mm sq ft of vacation suites. 25,000 seats for live entertainment.

Melco-PBL

• City of Dreams = Hard Rock Hotel, Crown Hotel, and Grand Hyatt Macau. All are now open.
• Macao Studio City = The Ritz-Carlton Macau, Marriott Studio City, W Macau and Tang Hotel.

Galaxy entertainment

• Galaxy World Resort = Hotel Okura and Banyan Tree.
  • 3 hotels open when phase I is complete, and 9 hotels in total when all phases are finished.
• Grand Waldo Hotel.

MGM Mirage

• MGM Grand Macau

Wynn Resorts

• Owns land on Cotai and has stated that they plan to build one casino resort that will be "the most beautiful hotel on earth".^[5]

Harrah's Entertainment

• Owns the Macau Orient Cotai, adjacent to the Lotus Bridge and across from Macao Studio City. Project operate as a golf course for the time being.^[6]

[edit] Gallery

Shangri-La Macau	Venetian Macau	Four Seasons Hotel & Resort Macau	Galaxy World Resort
Map of the planned Cotai Strip	City of Dreams

[edit] Footnotes

Coordinates: 22°8′26″N 113°33′47″E / 22.14056°N 113.56306°E / 22.14056; 113.56306

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