Macau Heritage & Gambling Tour History

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There are dozens of reasons to visit Macau – whether for great live performances, hot nightlife scene, or fusion food dining . But when it comes to visit Macau, gambling almost always comes in at number one. This is the perfect Tour to know more about gaming History and how everything started. It’s an excellent opportunity to visit the Historical Heritage of Macau. Gambling started in Macau with the Fantan Houses that were situated at the heart of historical centre. This unique 2h30′ hours tour will take you downtown Macau to explore Macau Gambling History and How it become nowadays the Las Vegas of Asia with a revenue generated from Gaming representing 7 times Las Vegas!

Learn why and how everything starter.

The history of gambling is divided in 3 periods:

1.The Fantan era (1849-1961)

2.The STDM grant (1962-2002) , in which Baccarat took over

3. The current period of ‘integrated resorts’ (since 2002)

Additional Info

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Macao, Macao
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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There are dozens of reasons to visit Macau – whether for great live performances, hot nightlife scene, or fusion food dining . But when it comes to visit Macau, gambling almost always comes in at number one. This is the perfect Tour to know more about gaming History and how everything started. It’s an excellent opportunity to visit the Historical Heritage of Macau. Gambling started in Macau with the Fantan Houses that were situated at the heart of historical centre. This unique 2h30′ hours tour will take you downtown Macau to explore Macau Gambling History and How it become nowadays the Las Vegas of Asia with a revenue generated from Gaming representing 7 times Las Vegas!

Learn why and how everything starter.

The history of gambling is divided in 3 periods:

1.The Fantan era (1849-1961)

2.The STDM grant (1962-2002) , in which Baccarat took over

3. The current period of ‘integrated resorts’ (since 2002)

Itinerary
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Stop At: Grand Lisboa Casino, Avenida De Lisboa, Macau China

The Flagship Casino of Mr Stanley Ho: THe King of Gambling!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Rua da Felicidade, Macau China

‘Happiness Street’ in English. Known as the heart of the city’s red light district, this is was the epicenter of Gaming, Opium and prostitution. it’s now one of the most popular streets for discovering delicious local delicacies and souvenirs.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Macau China

The Grand Hotel Central. You will immerse into the past history of Fantan and Sicbo, the old traditional games played by Chinese.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: 澳门十六浦索菲特酒店, R. do Visc. Paco de Arcos, Macao

Let’s play Fantan and Sicbo! the most traditional Chinese Games!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Lisboa Casino, 2-4 Avenida de Lisboa, Macau China

First Modern Casino opened in Macau in 1970 (Integrated resort). For the 1st time Macau introduced foreign games such as Baccarat, Roulette and Poker.

Duration: 30 minutes



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