The Venice Blog

Bill Weidner, who already built the $1.4 billion casino complex “The Venetian” in Las Vegas, a dumb Venice replica with copies of the Ca’d'Oro and other buildings as well as several thousand hotel rooms, is currently erecting a second copy of Venice in Macau. Now, the very same Bill Weidner, who recently was in the real Venice for great dispense, wants to “deepen the cultural exchange between China and Venice”, and establish a “Chinese House” in Venice. In fact its’all about making money out of tourism and a immense new market. But his attempt to buy the 16th century Fondaco dei Tedeschi near the Rialto has failed. Now Bill is looking for another house to buy. Knowing the price of everything, the value of nothing.