Opened on 1st June 2009, the City of Dreams is the latest thing in Macau's casino scene. It is located just across the street from the Venetian and is surely going to give some tough competition to its older neighbor...
Often abbreviated as COD, the complex comprises three hotels, a luxury apartment tower and a three-floor podium where the mega-casino is found, alongside a ritzy shopping mall and a range of up class dining and entertainment venues.
The complex is themed around "Water and ocean life" and its developers did not spare a penny to enhance the ambience... Indoors, there is the Vquarium (short for virtual aquarium): a massive tailor-made rear projection panel that shows video of aquatic life and mermaids, while outdoors, the whole place is surrounded by large reflection pools and manmade lakes with cascades ...
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Although the property is still not fully developed, the casino is already among the biggest and glitziest in Macau, boasting a gaming space of 420,000 sq ft, with more than 500 tables and 1,500 slot machines... Surprisingly enough, it is better geared for the mid-range gambler than for the high rollers, whom everybody seems to be after nowadays...
Other than gambling, there are some very good entertainment options like the dome-shaped "Bubble" theatre where you can enjoy a 10 minutes 360° projection, called the "Dragon's Treasure Show" (a show starts every thirty minutes and admission is free), or the new water-themed show by internationally known Franco Dragone Entertainment Group is suppose to be permanently staged, starting early 2010...
As already mentioned, the City of Dreams is not short of dining and shopping venues... most of which can be found at the chic "Boulevard"
As the complex is still spanking new, there are quite a few promotions that are currently running, so it's certainly worth to check out their website and see what is on... you might have a pleasant surprise...
City of Dreams
Tel: (853) 8868 6688
Fax: (853) 8867 6688
Email: contactcentre@cod-macau.com
Website: http://cityofdreamsmacau.com/en/
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You may also want to read about other casinos around this area...
The Venetian Macau
Grand Waldo Casino
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