Inside Asian Gaming

DECEMBER 2017 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 19 “no” and is now a “probably eventually.” We saw two unexpected property openings in Macau in The Macau Roosevelt and Royal Dragon, and two properties that were expected to open, The 13 and MGM Cotai, didn’t. December IAG published the inaugural “BIG 50” in July 2008. The following year it moved to September, the issue of IAG displayed at the G2E trade show in Las Vegas each year. It remained in September for the next eight years, to 2016. As the years have rolled on, the importance of G2E in Las Vegas to the Asian gaming industry has waned (while the importance of G2E Asia in Macau has waxed), and from this year onwards we’ve decided to move the BIG 50 to December each year so that each year’s list takes into account all the activities and machinations of the preceding calendar year. Dynamic The Power 50 list is not a place for people to rest on their laurels. While there are some points awarded for company “We often hear claims of not reading the list or not caring about it, but we are often contacted either directly or through surrogates to bemoan the injustice of a perceived lowly position and to lobby for the following year.” The Macau Peninsula skyline in 2008 The Asian Gaming Power 50’s four No 1s since 2008 Dr Stanley Ho (2008) Lim Kok Thay (2009) Sheldon Adelson (2010, 2013-16) Francis Lui (2011-12) ASIAN GAMING POWER 50 2 0 1 7