As the amount of free capital around the world continues to fall, more and more tourist venues are looking for something a little different to make them stand out from the crowds. Over the last decade much has been made of casinos and their attractions for world travellers but are they still as powerful as they once were?
The casino developments of today are very much different to those of yesteryear, the one trick ponies which were targeted at serious gamblers with money to burn. The casino industry of today is more developed and offers wider appeal to the masses with entertainment, food and drinks all available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
While Las Vegas may have lost its casino capital crown to Macau there are few areas of the world which can offer such a wide mix of entertainment, quality hotels and gambling facilities on every avenue. Even though Macau may be attracting more and more of the gambling community, Las Vegas is virtually unrivalled on the tourist and entertainment circuit.
When you consider that some of the stars are paid literally millions of pounds to perform can you imagine the kind of return these developments must be expecting?