Casino mogul ready to take bets in Macau with new venue

MACAU (AP) - American billionaire Stephen Wynn will make one of his biggest gambles this week when he opens a sleek $1 billion hotel-casino in Macau - the booming Chinese territory that could soon bump off Las Vegas as the world’s casino capital.

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Tue, September 5th, 2006

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