Vegas mogul Wynn opens casino in Macau

Thousands of gamblers crowded into American billionaire Steve Wynn’s new $1.2 billion casino resort Wednesday in Macau - the Chinese territory that may soon unseat the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s gambling capital.

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Fri, September 8th, 2006

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