2006 in Macau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2006History of Macau ← 2005 2004 2003 2006 in Macau → 2007 2008 2009 Decades: 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also:Other events of 2006History of Macau Events from the year 2006 in Macau, China. Chief Executive - Edmund Ho President of the Legislative Assembly - Susana Chou Events January 23 January - Macau became the world's largest gambling center, surpassing Las Vegas Strip in the United States.[1][2] March 1 March - The opening of Communications Museum in Nossa Senhora de Fátima. May 7 May - The opening of Museum of Taipa and Coloane History in Taipa. June 3 June - 2006 Hong Kong–Macau Interport at Macau University of Science and Technology Sports Field. July 19–23 July - 2006 Macau Open Badminton Championships at Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion. September 6 September - The opening of Wynn Macau in Sé. October 7–15 October - 2006 Lusophony Games at Macau Stadium. December 31 December - The official opening of Macau Fisherman's Wharf in Sé. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 in Macau. ↑ Barboza, David (23 January 2007). "Macao Surpasses Las Vegas as Gambling Center". The New York Times. ↑ "Macau Overtakes Las Vegas Strip in Gaming Revenue (Update6) - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. 2013-11-02. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2023-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) vteYears in Macau 1576 1622 1840 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2006 in AsiaSovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States withlimited recognition Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies andother territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau Category Asia portal Related Articles
