Sands Macau Venetian will be Macau's biggest ever casino

Channelnewsasia.com: "The Las Vegas Sands Group has told United States authorities that it plans to spend 1.8 billion US dollars building a new casino in the former Portuguese colony, The Standard newspaper reported. The proposal gives the first insight into what planners have in mind for a huge 100,000 square metre reclamation linking two of the city's offshore islands that is expected to house some 20 new mega casinos and hotels by 2009. Citing documents submitted to American securities chiefs, the report said the casino would resemble the company's flagship Venetian resort in Las Vegas. The first phase will feature 1,500 hotel suites and 546,000 square metres of gambling halls, the report said. Like its sister in Las Vegas, the Macau Venetian is likely to boast faux canals with gondoliers and Venice-themed facilities. "