The legal age in Macau is 18, just like in Hong Kong. This means Ryan and I can drink all we want even though we are both still under 21. I’m not much of a drinker anyway, but I am not above a cocktail at dinner. In Hong Kong, being legal at 18 really only means you can drink when you’re under 21. In Macau, it means you can drink and gamble.
Our hotel had an average size casino. We played some of the slot machines and Ryan tried roulette. We mostly lost.
We also went across the street and tried out the Wynn and MGM. I don’t know much about gambling, so I mostly stayed with slot machines, but I tried out some strange Chinese numbers game that I still don’t understand – and walked away $10 richer.
Ryan tried out some of the more advanced games and played blackjack for over three hours at the Wynn. He walked away with about $500 dollars. We quickly spent most of that with an afternoon at their spa with massages and seaweed on our faces and then an expensive dinner at a really nice Italian restaurant. No one ever said we were especially good at gambling.
The Venetian is father away, on a different island, but it is an event in itself. Even if you don’t gamble, it’s worth a look.
We also went to the Sands, but it was a bit of a let down after the Venetian. I liked the Fisherman’s Wharf across the street much more than the casino.
Hailey,
ReplyDeleteIn Hong Kong the drinking age for 'local residents ' is 21.
If you have a foreign passport...eg the drinking age is 18.
So you have been given the wrong info by a local i think! Im 18,foreign & living in HK & never have a problem going out , drinking etc
SO dont miss out on getting to go out!!!