Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 62 1-10 4 DIRECTOR STDM GROUP EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR Shun Tak Holdings CO-CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MGM China 董事 澳門旅遊娛樂股份有限公司 集團行政主席兼董事總經理 信德集團有限公司 聯席董事長及執行董事 美高梅中國控股有限公司 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 2,070 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 4 PANSY HO 何超瓊 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 Among the most prominent of Dr Stanley Ho’s 17 children Has interests in two Macau concessionaires plus multiple other real estate and hospitality holdings 何鴻燊博士17名子女中，身份最顯赫的其中一位 在澳門兩家博企以及多間房地產和酒店企業中均持有股權 GIVEN the crushing impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on just about every company she is involved with – and there are quite a few – it’s been a remarkably busy year for Pansy Ho. MGM China’s Co-Chairperson and Managing Director, who took over responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the company’s two Macau resorts following the retirement of Grant Bowie in 2020, has spearheaded MGM’s bid under the Macao SAR Government’s re-tender for local casino concessions, with documents submitted in mid-September. In order to comply with new requirements under the city’s revised gaming law, Ms Ho has also been named 15% shareholder and Managing Director of MGM Grand Paradise, the entity that holds MGM China’s gaming concession. While it remains unclear exactly what role this 15%Managing Director holding (revised up from 10% under the previous gaming law) means for the person within each concessionaire who holds it – keeping in mind that the MGM model has MGM China holding 84.6% and MGM Resorts the remaining 0.4% – it does suggest greater liability for Ms Ho in regard to the company’s future endeavors. Then again, it’s not like she lacked skin in the game already. Arguably the most prominent of all Macau gaming magnate Dr Stanley Ho’s 17 children, the 60-year-old holds a personal 22.49% stake in MGM China, although she has been gradually