Inside Asian Gaming

IAG AUG 2021年8月 亞博匯 80 JAPAN IR TRACK RECORD Melco Resorts & Entertainment, listed on the Nasdaq and 55.8% owned by Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Ltd, is one of six casino gaming concession holders in the integrated resort capital of the world, Macau. Its Macau portfolio is led by City of Dreams – a high-end IR located on the northern end of the Cotai Strip – plus Studio City on the southern end of the Strip and Altira Macau, the company’s original Macau property which opened in 2007. Melco is also one of four IR operators in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila via its MELCO RESORTS Entertainment City IR, City of Dreams Manila, and it is developing Europe’s largest IR, the € 550 million City of Dreams Mediterranean. At its peak, Melco has punched well above its weight in Macau’s gaming space and beyond, with group-wide revenue reaching an all-time high of US$5.74 billion in 2019 with profit of over US$370 million. City of Dreams in Macau was home to Macau’s only long-term resident stage show, with the Franco Dragone-produced The House of Dancing Water filling seats for a full decade before becoming a victim of COVID-19 last year. It is also 新濠博亞娛樂 Melco Resorts Chairman and CEO, Lawrence Ho. 新濠博亞娛樂主席兼行政總裁 何猷龍