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Bowling is not something that people tend to associate with places in Asia and for that reason there are not that many people coming to Macau as tourists that realize that they can get some good bowling action in the city. One of the things that you need to know about bowling and Asia in general however is that in the last decade the sport has taken off in terms of popularity across the continent. What was once a sport thought of as being nothing than a way for lazy people to feel good about themselves has now been understood as being a sport about amazing hand-eye coordination and a keen understanding of mathematics. Asians in general have flocked positively to meet this new challenge and the result is that bowling has become very popular across the continent. Macau was the host of the East Asian Games in 2005 and for that particular honor they needed to construct a venue for bowling. The result was the Macau Dome and that venue after the games became the major international bowling centre in Macau for everyone to use.
Bowling action in Macau was speculative at best before the construction of the Macau Dome but now that the venue is firmly in place and has been for more than three years it is quite easy to see that bowling in Macau has the same international standard as it does elsewhere around the world. People from North America can come to Macau and not miss a beat about their bowling action because the rules of the bowling are exactly the same in Macau as they are in the other areas of the world.
Another thing that is similar is how the bowling alley actually operates. Paying for your games either based on time or based on the number of games bowled can be done at the Macau Dome and at the same time the shoe rental can be done in the same way as one would expect it to be done anywhere else. The balls that are available are of a comparable quality to elsewhere in the world and the quality of the wooden lanes, the pin retrieval system and the ball return are all very good as well. The Macau Dome is a very impressive and modern bowling alley and therefore the end result of that is that for a very reasonable price you can have a sincere bowling experience in a place that you might not think of initially as being able to offer such an experience.
The Macau Dome is actually close to the go kart track that is available in the Cotai area of Macau and for that reason you can actually go back and forth between the two rather quickly. There are restaurants in the nearby area as well allowing you to combing go karting, bowling and eating for a full day of family fun. That is an unexpected bonus provided by Macau to people that go there purely for its gambling capital reputation.
