它可能不是最好的时机（时间会证明一切），但最新的庞大澳门赌博宫殿，梦幻之城，今天在东南亚的中国的前葡萄牙殖民地澳门开幕，这对中国澳门的命运应该是一个很好的指导。
赌场投资者是劳伦斯和詹姆斯派克，新濠天地位于路凼金光大道 ，由亚洲拉斯维加斯大道的合作开发。这是赌场将有超过500赌场表和1500老虎机，以及豪华餐馆，商店，豪华酒店和令人印象深刻的娱乐设施。
它是唯一一家在经历了6年的淘金热以后在2009年开放的澳门新赌场。
劳伦斯和詹姆斯派克希望，新赌场的目标游客不仅仅是赌徒，还有其他的娱乐爱好者，包括家庭旅游。他将继承在拉斯维加斯赌场走过的一个路径，打算以经营拉斯维加斯赌场的模式经营澳门新赌场。
感谢中国狂热的赌徒，澳门的赌博收入已超过拉斯维加斯和大西洋城的总和。
但一切都没有100％红润，中国政府已经开始重视对这一行业的监管，一直以来，自内地的旅客要获得签证都很艰难，因为有对洗钱的担忧。
但无论如何，回到梦幻之城，Hard Rock酒店是一个不错的选项，当你停留在澳门时。梦幻之城还是收藏具有传奇色彩的艺术家作品的地方，如鲍勃迪伦，猫王和“泡沫”等纪念品。
问题是，它会带动多少投注者呢，或者干脆到附近的威尼斯，或者与何鸿燊的赌博帝国一起纷争赌博市场？只有时间会告诉我们。
译文：
t may not be the best timing （time will tell）， but the latest huge Macau gambling palace, The City of Dreams, opens today （Monday） and should be a good guide to the fortunes of the former Portuguese colony in South-East China.
Developed in partnership by 2 casino dynasties- Lawrence Ho and James Packer, The City of Dreams is on The Cotai Strip- Asia answer to The Las Vegas Strip. It?s a US$ 2.4 billion complex that will have in excess of 500 casino tables and 1,500 slots machines, as well as deisigner restaurants, shops, luxury hotels and impressive entertainment facilities.
It?s the only new casino opening its doors in 2009 following 6 years of gold rush here in Macau.
Lawrence Ho, , Stanley, is banking on bringing in visitors on the back of the entertainment on offer- not just gamblers. He is following a well trodden path blazed by the casinos of Las Vegas.
Macau already takes in more revenue than Las Vegas and Atlantic City combined thanks to fanatical Chinese gamblers.
But everything is not 100% rosy. The Chinese Government has started to go luke warm on the industry and has been making it more difficult for visitors from the mainland to get visas. There are concerns over money laundering and they are beginning to get unsettled at the thought of so much Chinese yaun being hoovered up by the “gweilos” or foreigners setting up in the city.
But anyway- back to the City of Dreams- the Hard Rock Hotel is an option when you stay and is crammed with memorabilia from legendary artists such as Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley and “The Bubble” is a multimedia entertainment dome.
The question is- will it bring in the punters or simply steal market share from existing punters flocking into the nearby Venetian and Stanley Ho?s network of properties? Only time will tell.