...is a sh*thole. It's now the largest gambling city on the planet, having surpassed Las Vegas in recent years. About an hour ferry ride east from Hong Kong, it's the top destination for Asian high rollers and a curiousity for others who want to see what this place has become. Two colleagues and I went and stayed for one evening. Mistake. If you crave cheap, garish and tawdry, try to find it somewhere more convenient.
All that said, major props to the cover band at the Grand Waldo casino bar who tried really, really hard to belt out an impassioned version of G&R's "November Rain."
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