THE MACAU METRO MONITOR, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
BOUYGUES TO BUILD FIFTH CITY OF DREAMS HOTEL Macau Business
Bouygues SA says subsidiary Dragages Macau Ltd has won a HK$3.68-billion (US$474 million) contract to build a luxury hotel in City of Dreams. Dragages Macau will put up a 39-storey building with about 151,000 square metres of floor space over the next three years. The hotel will have 783 rooms, including some in 10 villas, a casino, restaurants, conference rooms and a sky pool. MPEL has yet to say which chain will manage the hotel.
HK$24.6-MLN PAYDAY MACAU'S BIGGEST JACKPOT Macau Business
An unidentified Hong Kong gambler has claimed a HK$24.6 million (US$3.17 million) jackpot at Sands Cotai Central, which Sands China says is the biggest single jackpot won in Macau. The company says the player won a Fa Fa Fa Grand Jackpot while playing a Fortune King slot machine on November 17. Sands China says slot players have won more than HK$1 billion in its casinos since last month.
