[rsynnott]

AIUI gambling is still pretty much entirely illegal in mainland China, so it pretty much has a captive market of 1.5bn people. Vegas has a much smaller _obligate_ market; gambling's far more (legally) available in the US than in China.

Like, if you like on the American east coast, and enjoy gambling, Vegas may be a place that you'd like to go, but you have other closer options.

[bobthepanda]

Vegas has definitely pivoted more into showbiz and entertainment.

Macao has not only China but is a quick flight for most of the world's population, particularly NE and SE Asia, and most importantly most people are not residents of Macao. In East Asia, where gambling is allowed it's usually not permitted for the residents of the country (e.g. Singapore)

[lazylizard]

???

singaporeans are definitely not "not permitted" to gamble.

i suspect you mean the thing with the casinos. singaporeans can enter, though they have to pay an extra fee. and besides the casinos, singaporeans also bet on 4d, toto and football in betting shops all over the island.

[bombcar]

Vegas was much bigger before Indian casinos and others too off. It used to be Atlantic City and Vegas, and the name lives on even if the reality has changed.