HONG KONG — A casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau will open Asia’s first Michael Jackson shrine, after its owners bought the late King of Pop’s iconic white rhinestone glove for $350 000 at a U.S. auction.

The shrine will be located in the lobby of the casino-resort Ponte 16, adding to Macau’s attractions which already include the world’s largest casino, The Venetian.

“We aim to create a rendezvous to reminisce this great performer of the 20th century,” said Hoffman Ma of Success Universe Group, who has teamed up with Macau gaming tycoon Stanley Ho in the Ponte 16 venture.

During Saturday’s auction of Jackson memorabilia in New York, Ma’s firm paid $350 000 for the glove.

Ponte 16 also snared nine other items that were owned by Jackson, which will also be housed in the “MJ Gallery”, including a signed drawing of Charlie Chaplin, a pair of acrylic tube socks, Jackson’s “zombie” shirt, which he wore in the video of Thriller, and a platinum record awarded for the album Bad.

“These precious items can revitalise MJ’s legendary career to all his fans, providing them another place to house MJ memorabilia, besides the Neverland Ranch in California,” the resort said in a statement, without giving an opening date.