Taklamakan Desert to regard the Taklamakan Desert as separate and independent from the Gobi Desert region to its east. The People's Republic of China has constructed two cross-desert highways. The Tarim Desert Highway links the cities of Hotan (on the southern edge) and Luntai (on the northern edge), and the Bayingol to Ruoqiang road crosses the desert to the east. In recent years, the desert has expanded in some areas, its sands enveloping farms and villages as a result of desertification. The Golmud-Korla Railway (presently, under construction; expected completion time, 2019) will cross the Taklamakan as well. Because it lies in the
Gambling in the Philippines in 2015. The reported gross revenue for 2015 was PHP 130 billion, a significant increase from 2014’s PHP 111 billion. Much of this growth can be attributed to Manila’s Entertainment City, which consists of first-class casinos and hotels. These hotels and casinos are a huge source of tourism, which brings in additional revenue for the country. Online gambling has been increasing in popularity. According to the "Manila Standard", the online gambling industry is now the second biggest demand driver for office space in the Philippines. In just the first six months of 2017, online gambling has taken up 83,960 square