Locale dubbed the "Las Vegas of the East" (5)

I believe the answer is:

macau

(Other definitions for macau that I've seen before include "Part of China" , "somewhere in China" , "Small peninsula in China, a Portuguese territory until 1999" , "SW of 24 [SHANGHAI]" , "region of China" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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