Tue, 08/23/2011 – 05:40 – PokerPages Staff

It probably comes as no surprise that there are some really big casinos in the world and what better place to gamble than an enormous lavish resort? Read on to find out where the top five are located and how enormous they actually are.

Tusk Rio Casino Resort
Based in Klerksdorp, South Africa, this casino stretches out over 266,330 square feet. Containing over 250 gaming machines, 12 tables and 2 restaurants it’s the biggest casino within the Southern Hemisphere. Its style and colors are based on Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival.

Casino Ponte 16
This 270,000 square foot casino is located in Macao, China. Situated in the older region of the city, the resort is based on East-West cultural pluralism. It currently contains 320 gaming machines, 150 table and poker games and over 400 hotel rooms.

Foxwoods Resort Casino
This is America’s biggest casino and, surprisingly enough, it can be found not in Las Vegas but in Ledyard, Connecticut. This 340,000 square foot casino contains 7,000 gaming machines, 400 tables (100 of which are for poker), 29 restaurants and bars and more than 800 hotel rooms. It’s also home to one of the biggest bingo halls in the world.

City of Dreams Resort
This casino is located in Macao, China, close to the Cotai Strip. In terms of size it stands at 420,000 square feet and guests can indulge in 1,350 gaming machines, 520 tables and 14 restaurants and bars.  The City of Dreams resort also has 1,400 hotel rooms..

The Venetian Macao
Also located in Macao, China, the biggest casino in the world stretches out over 546,000 square feet. Under the control of Las Vegas Sands, this casino contains 3,000 gaming machines, 870 table and poker games, 24 restaurants and bars, and 3,000 hotel rooms.