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Betting On Macau
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Author : Tim Simpson
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2023-04-11
Betting On Macau written by Tim Simpson and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-11 with Social Science categories.
A comprehensive look into how Macau’s recent decades of gambling-related growth produced one of the wealthiest territories on the planet Betting on Macau delves into the radical transformation of what was formerly the last remaining European territory in Asia, returned to the People’s Republic of China in 1999 after nearly half a millennium of Portuguese rule. Examining the unprecedented scale of its development and its key role in China’s economic revolution, Tim Simpson follows Macau’s emergence from historical obscurity to become the most profitable casino gaming locale in the world. Identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and renowned for its unique blend of Chinese and Portuguese colonial-era architecture, contemporary Macau has metamorphosed into a surreal, hypermodern urban landscape augmented by massive casino megaresorts, including two of the world’s largest buildings. Simpson situates Macau’s origins as a strategic trading port and its ensuing history alongside the emergence of the global capitalist system, charting the massive influx of foreign investment, construction, and tourism in the past two decades that helped generate the territory’s enormous wealth. Presented through a cross section of postcolonial studies and social theory with extensive insight into the global gambling industry, Betting on Macau uncovers the various roots of the territory’s lucrative casino capitalism. In turn, its trenchant analysis provides a distinctive view into China’s broader project of urbanization, its post-Mao economic reforms, and the continued rise of its consumer culture.
Macau And The Casino Complex
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Author : Stefan Al
language : en
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Release Date : 2018-01-24
Macau And The Casino Complex written by Stefan Al and has been published by University of Nevada Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-24 with Architecture categories.
Special Award of the Jury Winner — 2018 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards In only a decade, Macau has exploded from a sleepy backwater to the world’s casino capital. It was bound to happen. Macau, a former Portuguese colony that became a special administrative region within the People’s Republic of China in 1999, was the only place in China where gambling was legal. With a consumer base of 1.3 billion mainland Chinese deprived of casino gambling, and the world’s largest growing consumer class, international corporations rushed in to enter the games. As a result, the casino influx has permanently transformed the Macau peninsula: its ocean reclaimed, hillside excavated, roads congested, air polluted, and glimmering hotel towers tossed into the skyline, dwarfing the 19th century church towers. Essays by a number of experts give a deeper insight on topics ranging from the myth of the Chinese gambler, the role of feng shui in casino design, the city’s struggle with heritage conservation, the politics of land reclamation, and the effect of the casino industry on the public realm. Drawings and photographs in vivid color visualize Macau’s patchwork of distinct urban enclaves: from downtown casinos, their neon-blasting storefronts eclipsing adjacent homes and schools, to the palatial complexes along a new highway, a Las Vegas-style strip. They also reveal how developers go to great lengths to impress the gambler with gimmicks such as fluorescent lighting, botanic gardens, feng shui dragon statues, cast members’ costumes, Chinese art imitations, and crystal chandelier-decked elevators. It is a book that helps readers grasp the complex process of the development of the casino industry and its overall impact on the social and architectural fabric of the first and last colonial enclave in China.
Ghost Stories About Gambling In Singapore Malaysia And Macao
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Author : D. G. Lum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Ghost Stories About Gambling In Singapore Malaysia And Macao written by D. G. Lum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Gambling categories.
Chopsticks And Gambling
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Author : Desmond Lam
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-28
Chopsticks And Gambling written by Desmond Lam and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with History categories.
The Chinese are known throughout the world as avid gamblers with a long history of participation in games of chance. Historians have documented wagering on such games as far back as the early Chinese dynasties. Despite measures by ancient Chinese rulers to contain gambling, it proliferated, and Chinese games have evolved and multiplied since then. Desmond Lam provides a unique look into the little-known world of Chinese gambling from historical, cultural, psychological, and social perspectives.Chinese gamblers regularly patronize casinos in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The recent expansion of gambling in East Asia has attracted much global media attention. Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is now legal, easily surpasses Las Vegas as the world's largest casino gaming market. Each year, Chinese from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan account for almost 90 percent of visitors to Macau.The expansion of the Chinese gambling industry has brought about much harm to Chinese communities, despite all of the development it has also stimulated. This book is the first to examine the beliefs, motivations, attitudes, and behaviors of Chinese gamblers, and will be of interest to students of history and sociology, as well as those studying the history and culture of China.
The Casino Card And Betting Game Reader
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Author : Mark R. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2021-12-30
The Casino Card And Betting Game Reader written by Mark R. Johnson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-30 with Games & Activities categories.
Casino games and traditional card games have rich and idiosyncratic histories, complex subcultures and player practices, and facilitate the flow of billions of dollars each year through casinos and card rooms, and between professional players and amateurs. They have nevertheless been overlooked by game scholars due to the negative ethical weight of “gambling” – with such games pathologized and labelled as deviance or mental illness, few look beyond to unpick the games, their players, and their communities. The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader offers 25 chapters studying the communities playing these games, the distinctive cultures and practices that have emerged around them, their activities and beliefs and interpersonal relationships, and how these games influence – both positively and negatively – the lives and careers of millions of game players around the world. It is the first of a new series of edited collections, Play Beyond the Computer, dedicated to exploring the play of games beyond computers and games consoles.
Macao Criminal Laws Regulations And Procedures Handbook Strategic Information Regulations Procedures
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Author : IBP. Inc.
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-06
Macao Criminal Laws Regulations And Procedures Handbook Strategic Information Regulations Procedures written by IBP. Inc. and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06 with categories.
Macao Criminal Laws, Regulations and Procedures Handbook - Strategic Information, Regulations, Procedures
Macao Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information And Developments
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Author : IBP. Inc.
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Macao Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information And Developments written by IBP. Inc. and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Macao Country Study Guide Volume 4 Government And International Strategy
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Author : IBP, Inc
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Macao Country Study Guide Volume 4 Government And International Strategy written by IBP, Inc and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Macao Country Study Guide - Strategic Information and Developments Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments
Hong Kong Macau
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Author : Jules Brown
language : en
Publisher: Rough Guides
Release Date : 2002
Hong Kong Macau written by Jules Brown and has been published by Rough Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Hong Kong (China) categories.
This resource includes full details of Hong Kong harbour, its shopping and nightlife districts, traditional sites and off-the-beaten track areas of the New Territories and outlying islands. A history and a cultural guide is included, as well as places to eat, drink and sleep on every budget. Background information on post-handover politics and features on festivals, feng shui and Chinese astrology are also included.
Macao Business And Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 2 Gaming Industry Strategic Information Regulations Opportunities
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Author : IBP. Inc.
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-11-17
Macao Business And Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 2 Gaming Industry Strategic Information Regulations Opportunities written by IBP. Inc. and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Business & Economics categories.
Macao Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 2 Leading Export-Import, Business, Investment Opportunities and Projects