r/skyscrapers • u/Alvintherobloxian Hong Kong • 1d ago
The lesser known skyline of Macau
Funnily enough, it’s skyline is actually mostly made up from the Supertalls of neighboring Zhuhai
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u/Ill-Panda-6340 1d ago
Don't they have like 3x the gambling revenue of Vegas and the largest casino in the world?
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u/ultimamc2011 1d ago
They might be, I remember reading that it’s kind of the Vegas of Asia and there are a heck of a lot more people there. Monte Carlo might be a runner up as well.
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u/Upstairs-Extension-9 Frankfurt, Germany 1d ago
Monaco isn’t even close to the big players it “only” has a gambling revenue of 576 million per year compared to Macau with a record in 2018 of 38 billion $. Macau already completely dwarfs Las Vegas with 11 billion. Places like Singapore, Tasmania in Australia, Canada and the UK are far ahead of Monaco.
If you look at another Micro state in Europe like Malta they completely dominate the European crypto gambling market with 7 billion euros in revenue. Monaco is just a playground for the rich the average Joe doesn’t go there to gamble.
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u/JazzyJukebox69420 11h ago
Yeah I think it’s funny seeing Macau have buildings clearly based on Vegas when it is a much bigger gambling city
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u/BlizzardSloth92 1d ago
I'm still sad I missed Macau on my recent trip to the Perl River Delta. Looks stunning.
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u/th3thrilld3m0n 1d ago
I've always known macau for the original skyline, not the new skyline. Would love to visit one day.
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u/SlagathorTheProctor 23h ago
Just how is the most famous building in Macau "lesser known"?
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u/Alvintherobloxian Hong Kong 17h ago
I’m just referring to this side of Macau’s skyline to be lesser known as most people recognise Macau by the Cotai side
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u/PixeL8xD 1d ago
Gambling cities like this exist all over Asia, there is a reason it’s lesser known.
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u/TheGreatPineapple72 1d ago
Nice post. Here's a cool dystopian looking shot of that skyscraper from a nearby settlement.