For those addicted to the rush and run of flashing lights and easy money, you might just meet your maker at the Venetian, which boasts not only the largest casino floor in Macau, but the entire world.

Macau is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal. Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s, when it was a Portuguese colony. The region has a history of gambling on traditional Chinese games.