Casino lights up Macau

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 6 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

Kin Cheung, Associated Press

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A fountain creates a splash in front of the $1.2 billion casino resort opened Wednesday in Macau by U.S. billionaire Stephen Wynn. Thousands of gamblers crowded into the new resort in the Chinese territory that may soon unseat the Las Vegas Strip as the world's most profitable gambling capital. Fireworks showered the Wynn Macau with sparks just before its midnight opening.

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