Macao gambles on diversification after crackdown on high rollers

MACAO -- Chinese tourists are once again streaming into the gambling enclave of Macao, breathing life back into the centuries-old neighborhoods that lay quiet during three years of COVID restrictions. Taxis are now nearly impossible to flag and restaurant reservations are a must.

Inside the glitzy casinos such as the Venetian and Casino Lisboa, players crowd around the dozens of baccarat tables that sat empty throughout the pandemic.