ROE Visual, Solotech, and Sands China Ltd. Deliver NBA Installation at The Venetian Macao

	ROE Visual's Topaz 2.6's platform provides designers with exceptional visual performance, modular freedom, and long-term dependability, the company says.

Sands China Ltd. Entertainment partnered with Solotech, who provided the equipment and project-management logistics for this time-sensitive project, delivering a large-scale LED installation at The Venetian Macao built entirely from ROE Visual's Topaz 2.6 panels. Covering 500 sq. m. (5381sq. ft.) more than 2,000 LED panels and over 70 million pixels, the display was created for the highly anticipated return of the NBA China Games.

The return of NBA China Games represents a major milestone. After years of strategic coordination between Sands China leadership and the NBA, the pressure was high to deliver a truly exceptional experience. With the league absent from China for nearly six years, the 2025 return carries significant symbolic and commercial importance -- not only for the NBA, but also for its partners working to reintroduce professional basketball to this key market.

Sands China Ltd., which manages a portfolio of premier properties across Macao, entrusted Solotech as the supplier for The Venetian Macao based on their global reach and proven ability to deliver world-class experiences. That confidence mirrors Solotech's trust in ROE Visual, whose technical precision, reliability, and support have helped bring some of Solotech's most ambitious projects to life, the company says.

The goal of the project was to create an LED display suspended above the basketball court that could deliver both functional and visually stunning content -- including live game stats, player profiles, instant replays, sponsor content, and immersive show visuals. But for Sands China, the investment extends beyond a single event -- they needed a solution they could permanently own, redeploy, and reconfigure across their portfolio of venues and special events. Choosing the right technology meant prioritizing adaptability, scalability, and long-term versatility.

During the evaluation process, Sands China and Solotech traveled to ROE Visual's headquarters in Shenzhen to tour the demo space and manufacturing facility. This visit proved essential. Seeing Topaz firsthand showed not only its visual performance, but also its ability to be highly configurable -- capabilities that would support both current projects at The Venetian Macao and future installations across other Sands China properties.

ROE Visual's Topaz 2.6, while originally engineered for the AV rental market, has demonstrated to be remarkably applicable to venues like The Venetian Macao. Its platform provides designers with exceptional visual performance, modular freedom, and long-term dependability, the company says. With its curving and modular flexibility, Topaz empowers designers to move beyond traditional flat LED walls and build dynamic, custom configurations tailored to each unique installation, the company says.

The original scope called for a conventional jumbotron-style display, focused primarily on exterior-facing screens for the audience. However, following creative direction and discussions from the NBA Legends Celebrity Game in 2024, Sands China Entertainment Department Management expanded the concept to a dual-surface configuration with both interior- and exterior-facing LED screens -- increasing the total display area by nearly 60%. Unlike a traditional jumbotron, which only projects outward in four directions, this setup ensured audiences from every vantage point -- courtside, sideline, and upper tiers -- could experience clear, dynamic visuals, the company says.

Solotech and ROE Visual rapidly adapted, navigating technical and logistical challenges to deliver the expanded solution. A key differentiator that demonstrated ROE Visual's expertise was the strategic forethought to stock LEDs from the initial binning, which guaranteed a perfect color match for the expanded second order. From initial PO placement to production, the turnaround was just three months with scope expansion only allowing one month, after which Solotech and Sands China immediately transitioned into installation to meet the demanding event schedule.

"ROE and Solotech really pulled out all the stops on delivery, even as our scope expanded late in the project. Their factory position and onsite support gave us the assurance and backing we needed for the NBA's return -- both to Sands China Properties and to China," says Cormac Veale, technical director at Sands China.

In addition to the tight production timeline, the team had to overcome technical challenges. Designing a dual-surface LED structure that met NBA-regulated height requirements demanded both engineering creativity and precision. Although the interior and exterior displays were hung on independent truss systems, custom corner solutions had to be fabricated to support the precise, parallel geometry. Equally critical was the development of a detailed load-distribution strategy that could safely support both LED surfaces while preserving the required 12-meter clearance above the court.

"Working with ROE on the project management side has always been consistently professional and highly responsive. Their communication was the linchpin in delivering an on-time and on-budget solution," says Bob Barbagallo, senior vice president intl business development at Solotech.

"Solotech has been an incredible partner for many years," says Jane Liu, account manager at ROE Visual. "It's a proud moment for ROE to see Topaz at The Venetian Macao and for it to be used in such a unique design."

Although temporary in its configuration, the project represents a long-term investment in premium AV infrastructure. Since The Venetian Macao owns the ROE Visual Topaz panels, the technology can now be redeployed across Sands China's broader portfolio of resorts, arenas, and entertainment spaces -- extending its value far beyond the NBA activation.