Within a year, the Sands Macao had recouped its construction costs, of two hundred and sixty-five million dollars, and Adelson embarked on an idea that he described as coming to him in a dream: to replicate the Las Vegas Strip on a stretch of open sea between two islands in Macau.
The latest data from Macao shows September gaming revenues could grow 18% to 22% year-over-year, and the opening of the Sands Cotai Central Phase II on September 20 could introduce upside risk to that estimate, according to Nomura.