In many of the older, and to some extent, the SJM Casinos, they are very lax in checking ID. In particular, the Hotel Lisboa and Grand Lisboa (via the bridge entrance from Hotel Lisboa), I have never seen the guards check ID. Some of my friends look extremely young and are checked in the Wynn, Venetian, etc, but never in these two.
The town is full of casinos, so if one fails, try another entrance, and if that fails, move to the next casino. Im sure that if you are determined enough to get in you will. Wynn is generally the toughest, I've never seen one of my very young looking friends given a free pass .. he's always checked without fail. If that fails, try this method,
Go to Starworld Hotel and Casino (next to Wynn)
Go to the left bank of elevators across the main entrance.
Select 5th Floor, which is a Suncity-junket floor, don't worry that you're not a member
Get off on the fifth floor and take the escalators down to the 3rd floor (Poker Room)
And to the second floor (main gaming floor)
I've never seen a guard along this route, some flaw in their security.
Macau is very safe, you wont have the above things happen to you if you don't randomly talk to people. That being said, some shady things can happen, but thats only if you talk to people you don't know, get involved in scams, or believe people's hard luck stories. Most people in Macau are degenerates ,and those that approach you on the floor or especially just outisde the gaming area or hotel should ring serious alarm bells. Ignore these people unless they are employees of the casino AND on official duty in uniform and badge. There is some more leeway here when it involves poker players as talking is part of the game. But if somebody sits down next to you when playing blackjack or bacarrat and starts trying to chat you up, 99.9% they are trying to scam you.
Shenzhen is another world unto itself, and I don't recommend going there alone if its your first time and/or you don't speak the language. | |
