World Gaming Magazine

13 WGM #56 2018/03 wgm8.com M acau’s newest casino resort, MGM Cotai, opened its doors to the public on 13 February 2018 with the spectacular US$3.4 billion hotel and entertainment precinct completing one more piece of the Cotai jigsaw puzzle. Located just off the Cotai Strip alongside Wynn Palace and City of Dreams, MGM Cotai – with its unmistakable “jewelry box” design – claims to be the most innovative integrated resort in the world, with hi-tech MGM Theater and indoor art and nature space Spectacle among the standout features. MGM Theater is Asia’s first “dynamic” theater, seating up to 2,000 people inmore than 10 possible configurations. It is also boasts the world’s largest permanent indoor LED screen covering 900 square meters – equivalent to the size of three tennis courts – and displaying a massive 28 million pixels. MGMTheater is home to two resident shows including The Experience, described as “a 10- minute mind-bending and harmonious technological symphony that showcases the Theater’s engineering and architectural dexterity” and Destiny, “An electrifying, action-packed immersive theatrical production that is inspired by the concept of TV game shows and adventure video games.” MGM also says that many of the company’s resident performers in Las Vegas, including Lady Gaga and Cher, will perform in Macau with MGM Theater’s 2,000-person capacity to provide a uniquely intimate experience.