In 2006 it was reported that this former Portuguese colony had passed Las Vegas in gambling receipts
... "
Whether or not Macao passed Las Vegas last year is just a headline," said Harry 
Curtis... [DOC] [TLE] Testimony - U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission [PAR] Jun 27, 2013 ... Gambling has been legal in Macau for the past 150 years, predating the ... 
colony's transfer to Chinese rule in 1999.