Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2021年11月亞博匯 58 1-10 DIRECTOR Studio City International CHAIRMAN AND CEO Melco International CHAIRMAN AND CEO Melco Resorts and Entertainment 董事 新濠影滙 主席兼行政總裁 新濠國際 主席兼行政總裁 新濠博亞娛樂 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 3,636 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 4 Only operator besides Sands China with frontage along Cotai’s central avenue Pursuing global expansion into Cyprus, Japan Lone Macau operator present in the Philippines with City of Dreams Manila • • • • • • 除了金沙中國外，新濠是另一間旗下項目在路氹大道核心位置的營運商 在塞浦路斯、日本等地探索環球擴充 唯一一間澳門博企在菲律賓設有業務據點，營運新濠天地馬尼拉 LAWRENCE HO 何猷龍 2 HAVING endured a challenging year in 2020 with the death of his father – Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho – an ill-fated foray into Australia via Crown Resorts and the crushing financial blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 hasn’t been a whole lot better for Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s Lawrence Ho. COVID-19 continues to impact Melco’s bottom line, with a US$1.26 billion net loss in 2020 followed by losses of US$233 million in the March quarter of 2021 and US$186 million in Q2. A gradual recovery trend for much of the year has been tempered by recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Macau and Zhuhai, again delaying forecasts of better days ahead. Also on hold is Ho’s long-held dream of opening an integrated resort in Japan. Yokohama – whose final two RFP candidates included Melco, alongside Genting Singapore – had its bid abruptly cancelled in September after anti-IR campaigner Takeharu Yamanaka won the