On november 10th las vegas sands , owner of both the sands and the venetian , said revenues were up by two-thirds compared with a year earlier , and it had moved from an operating loss to a profit because of macau 's performance .
A far-fetched notion , perhaps , but this renaissance venetian revolutionised painting-and his work , focusing on secular subjects such as nudes , landscapes and female beauty , was dubbed " modern " by the leading art commentator of the day , vasari .