Macau, China - The laid-off worker from Hunan province hung back from the baccarat table as his wife placed bets. He sipped water and explained how he justified traveling to this former Portuguese colony on China's southern coast -- the only place in the country where gambling is legal -- and blowing USD 450 in savings there. "We are not rich, so we took a train to Guangzhou first, then we took a bus to Zhuhai," bordering Macau, said Zhang, 50, who would give only one name.