Quotes from Hot, Flat, and Crowded

The enormous [Venetian Hotel] building, Asia’s largest, required 20,000 construction workers and 3m sheets of gold leaf. Running it takes 16,000 employees and enough power for 300,000 homes… The Venetian has 870 tables and 3,400 slot machines in the world’s largest gambling hall, which is encircled by 350 shops, more retail space than any Hong Kong mall… [all aimed to attract] enthusiastic Chinese punters.