Five are located in hotels, namely Hotel Lisboa, Mandarin Oriental, Kingsway hotels, Holiday Inn, and Hyatt Regency. The others are the Jai-Alai Casino, the Kam Pek Casino, New Century, and the Casino de Macau, otherwise known as the Floating Casino since it's located on a permanently moored floating barge. Choosing a casino to visit should not be too difficult. All offer a large variety of casino games, bringing together eastern and western favorites. However, most true gamblers will say that money is harder to come by through these machines.
Bets vary from game to game.
Roulette, boule, and blackjack have smaller minimum bets with smaller payoffs. As with most things Chinese, superstition is highly regarded in the casinos in Macau. Water is a symbol of luck and the Chinese word for water is soi. Not surprisingly, the Cantonese slang for money is the same. Choi Sun, the god of luck and fortune in Macau, is revered with much respect.