Depending on how you measure it or which prognosticator you listen to, China still has somewhere between five and 12 years before it overtakes the United States as the world’s largest economy. When it comes to the economy of the gambling world though, China surpassed America seven years ago.
That’s when Macau, the Chinese territory that has become Asia’s gaming mecca, first posted higher gambling revenue than Sin City itself, edging out Las Vegas $6.95 billion to $6.5 billion. Macau hasn’t looked back; last year, it had gambling revenue of $38 billion, over six times the Vegas total.
