Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | April 2012 34 INSIGHTS INSIGHTS – Michael Mecca In the latest instalment of Inside Asian Gaming ’s new series of video interviews with leading members of the Asian gaming community, Galaxy Entertainment Group President and COO Michael Mecca discusses his company’s strong financial performance and expansion potential L ast year’s mid-May opening of the dazzling HK$16.5 billion, 550,000-square- meter Galaxy Macau resort catapulted Galaxy Entertainment Group to a record set of financial results in 2011. GEG believes it still has a long way to grow, however, as group President and COO Michael Mecca tells IAG publisher Kareem Jalal. The INSIGHTS series—produced in collaboration with Aomen TV, a member of the Ignite Media Group—can be viewed online at www.asgam.com . Kareem Jalal : You recently released a very impressive set of financial results. Has the performance here at Galaxy Macau exceeded your expectations? Michael Mecca : During the planning of Galaxy Macau we intended on presenting to the community a set of game-changing amenities in a new style resort. We truly wanted Galaxy Macau to be the first integrated destination resort in Macau, and to do that we have a great set of amenities. We have 50 food and beverage outlets. We have three great Asian-centric hotels. We have a resort deck that is second to none in the world—the largest outdoor wave pool, the great Banyan Tree pool, great Okura pool, restaurants, the Banyan tree Spa, it’s an amazing 13-acre lush, green complex. So with all of the amenities of Galaxy Macau, and especially featuring the ‘World Class, Asian Heart’ service of our entire team, we had a great planning exercise, we had incredible vision by our Chairman and our Vice-Chairman, and we presented on opening day, May 15th, almost one year ago, we presented just a great resort. And we’re just very, very pleased with the reception of Galaxy Macau throughout this community and throughout mainland China and Asia. Obviously the rising tide of Macau’s