去澳门还是去拉斯维加斯？在人们选择圣诞度假地时，这正成为一个两难选择。当赌权牌照之争尘埃落定之后，新的酒店与娱乐场所纷纷建成开业：从金沙到永利，以及即将于明年开业的威尼斯人度假村，拉斯维加斯的标志性建筑正一一被复制到澳门。你只要花上几个小时就能够到达这里，享受到与拉斯维加斯一样的服务，同时还可以去感受一下这座融合了东西文化的城市的奇妙之处。

　　不过，这并不意味着拉斯维加斯的没落。恰恰相反，这个横空出世的人间天堂仍然保持着日新月异的变化。越来越多的人来到这里度假，他们吃东西、购物、打高尔夫、享受每年超过300天的日光浴，还可以在夜总会追寻明星的身影，当然了，还有赌博。当然，无论你选择哪个城市来消磨冬日的悠闲时光，他们都能够为你提供最活色生香的娱乐体验。

　　众多日间在内地购物消费的澳门居民、数量更为可观的大陆观光客和我，拥挤着穿过珠海的拱北海关进入澳门。在新式的海关大楼外，矗立着1870年重建的古关闸——这是澳门的古迹之一，但吸引一年多达1046多万人次大陆游客的磁力并不在此，人们奔向巴士或出租车站，霓虹闪烁的广告路牌指引着方向：“搭金沙专车，随时成为百万富翁！你，不要搭错车！”

　　金沙娱乐场，是美国拉斯维加斯赌王谢尔登·埃德森(Sheldon Adelson)在澳门翻开的第一张牌。事实上，在来到澳门的所有自以为聪明的赌客中，谢尔登·埃德森才是最大的赢家，今年9月Forbes公布的美国富豪榜上，他的个人可计算财富达到205亿美元，比2005年暴涨了90亿，拜金沙赌场所赐，这位赌业大亨成为此榜单上的位列第3的富人。

　　风水轮流转。现在，人们已开始聚拢向新的赌桌旁边。谢尔登·埃德森在拉斯维加斯的老对头史蒂夫·韦恩(Steve Wynn)的永利澳门酒店(Wynn Macao)在今年9月6日零时开业时，据说整个澳门的街道上都穿梭着无数开往永利的巴士、出租和私家车——希望换换手气的人如此之多，以致于有数千人不得不在酒店外轮候至凌晨才得以入场。

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　　Go to Macau or Las Vegas? People choose to vacation at Christmas, this is becoming a dilemma. When the gaming license of the dispute after the dust settles, the new hotel and entertainment venues have been completed and opened: From the Sands to Wynn, and the upcoming opening of the next year, Venetian Resort, Las Vegas landmarks are eleven copied to Macau. You just spend a few hours to reach here to enjoy the same service in Las Vegas, but also can go to experience the fusion of East and West, this magic of the city.

　　However, this does not mean that the decline in Las Vegas. On the contrary, this turned out to paradise remained rapid changes. More and more people come here to vacation, they eat, shop, play golf, enjoy the sun more than 300 days a year, you can also search for stars in the night club figure, of course, there is gambling. Of course, no matter which city you choose to spend their winter leisure time, they are able to provide you with the best entertainment experience Live Flesh.

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　　Many day shopping in the Mainland, Macau residents, the number of mainland tourists even more impressive and I crowded through the Zhuhai Gongbei Customs to enter Macau. In the new Customs House, the 1870 stands reconstruction of the ancient gates - this is one of Macau's heritage, but as many as over 1046 people a year to attract visitors to the magnetic sub-continent is not here, people headed for the bus or rental station, flashing neon signs advertising guidelines for the direction: "take the Sands car, ready to become a millionaire! you do not take the wrong car!" World Business Report [biz.icxo.com]

　　Sands Casino, Las Vegas casino tycoon Sheldon　G.Adelson the United States (Sheldon Adelson) in Macau, opened the first card. In fact, since the thought came to Macau all the clever gamblers, the Sheldon　G.Adelson is the biggest winner, announced in September this year, Forbes U.S. rich list, his personal wealth to 20.5 billion calculated dollars in 2005 soared to 90 million, thanks to the gift of the Sands casino, the gambling tycoon ranked as the No. 3 on the list of the rich.

　　Turned upside down. Now, people have begun to gather next to the new tables.Sheldon　G.Adelson old rival in Las Vegas (Steve Wynn) of Wynn Macau (Wynn Macao) in at 0:00 on September 6 this year when it opened, said the streets of Macau are numerous on the shuttle bus bound for Wynn, car rental and private - who want a change of luck so much so that thousands of people had to wait until midnight in the hotel was able to admission.