Asia’s oldest casino resort Hotel Lisboa to be rebuilt

Macao’s SJM (Sociedade de Jogos de Macau) gaming company Wednesday announced that it will launch a project to rebuild Macao’s landmark casino resort Hotel Lisboa. The company said the rebuilding project, covering an area of 17,500 s …

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Thu, January 3rd, 2008

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