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Around the Region : Places to Gamble

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1. Hotel Lisboa

Casino mogul Dr Stanley Ho’s flagship looks like a UFO crossed with a wedding cake, and remains one of Macau’s most bizarre landmarks. Expect loan sharks and grim-faced gamblers in rumpled clothes.
2. Macau Jockey Club

A bit more down-at-heel than its high-tech, cashed-up Hong Kong counterpart.
3. Canidrome

Go the dishlickers! This is the only greyhound racing club in Asia.
4. Floating Casino

An old converted ferry lit up like a Christmas tree. Crowded, ill-ventilated, smoky – everything a casino should be.
5. Mandarin Oriental Casino

The more genteel side of gambling. Well-dressed, urbane punters sip martinis.
6. Jai Alai Casino

Named after the world’s fastest ball game, played in Cuba and Mexico. They used to play it in Macau, too, tossing the hard ball around at lethal speeds with curved wicker baskets, but it died out in the 1980s.
7. Diamond Casino

Tucked away on the first floor of the Holiday Inn, the smallish Diamond casino has a relatively classy crowd.
8. Kingsway Hotel Casino

One of Macau’s newest casinos, it rates high on the glitz scale. Minimum bets are higher here than in other casinos, so it’s not for novices.
9. Kam Pek Casino

Has a loyal clientele of local punters who can be downright rude to tourists and flashy Hong Kongers. Prolonged eye contact with habitués inadvisable.
10. Taipa Casino

On Taipa Island so less intense than its Macau counterparts.