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13 July 2005
Gambling Around The Globe (Part
1)
The Venetian Casino,
Las Vegas
The extraordinary
Venetian
Casino resort is out of this world - and a world away from
most other casinos.
Las Vegas has many weird
and wonderful resorts, designed to take punters into another
world where play and pleasure are the only things that
matter. Ever more extravagantly themed, these hotels vie
with each other to provide visitors with the most
over-the-top, never-to-be forgotten Las Vegas
experience.
There's Caesar's Palace,
designed to make every visitor who experiences its marble
bathtubs, pools and fountains feel like a Roman Emperor. The
Luxor, with its ancient Egyptian ambience. And The Mirage,
with its white tigers and amazing 54ft-high volcano that
erupts at regular intervals every night for the edification
of Strip habitués.
But it doesn't get much
more over-the-top than The Venetian.
The resort, which opened
in 1999, and is one of the most successful properties on the
Strip, is located on the former site of the Sands Hotel.
Like the Mirage volcano, it's a must-see experience even if
you're not actually staying there.
Renaissance
Replica
The real Venice has a
strong claim for being the place where European casino
gambling began. A public gambling house was legalised in
1616 in the Italian city, and soon these small gambling
places or "casini" became widespread. Of course, there are
still two casinos in Venice today.
To say that the Venetian
resort models itself on the romantic Renaissance city is an
understatement - it recreates it, indoor canals, Bridge of
Sighs replica and all. This mini-city can mainly be found in
the Grand Canal Shoppes. Not only will you find canals
there, under a painted blue and white Italian sky, you can
actually go for a ride in an authentic Italian
gondola.
Street performers and
carnival characters populate a replica St Marks Square, and
there's a Doge's Palace at the resort that has to be seen to
be believed. It goes without saying that there are an
enormous amount of eating and shopping (or shoppe-ing)
opportunities available here for visitors too.
High Culture And High
Stakes
More serious aspects of
Venetian culture are also emulated at the resort, which
features the Guggenheim Hermitage, managed and operated by
the Guggenheim Foundation. Visitors can see some impressive
exhibitions here or listen to lectures on art history,
should they wish to take a break from shopping, eating or
gaming.
It hardly needs to be
stated that the Venetian's gaming facilities are pretty
fantastic, with high stakes slots and all the table games
you would expect from a Vegas super-resort. S o all in all,
it's pretty much a gamblers' paradise. Gamblers who like
Venice, that is.
There's Always
Paris…
If you don't, there's
always Paris. That's the Paris Hotel and Casino on the
Strip, where you'll find a faithful rendition of the City of
Light, complete with a half-size Eiffel Tower and the Arc de
Triomphe. Or there's the New York, where you'll find a
recreation of the classic Manhattan skyline and a replica of
the Statue of Liberty.
Really, it's possible to
see the whole world without ever leaving Las Vegas. What on
earth - literally - will they think of next?
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