The countdown to the 2025 IAG Asian Gaming Power 50 Gala Dinner is on!
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Short-format highlights (1m 23s)
Long-format highlights (7m 25s)
| Rank | Score | Name | Title | Organization |
| 1 | 5,914 | FRANCIS LUI | VICE CHAIRMAN | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 2 | 5,900 | SHELDON ADELSON | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Las Vegas Sands |
| 3 | 4,159 | PANSY HO | CO-CHAIRPERSON AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | MGM China |
| 4 | 3,856 | LAWRENCE HO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 5 | 2,727 | LIM KOK THAY | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Genting Berhad |
| 6 | 2,719 | ALVIN CHAU | CEO AND DIRECTOR | Suncity Group |
| 7 | 1,770 | ENRIQUE RAZON JR | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Bloomberry Resorts |
| 8 | 1,749 | MATT MADDOX | DIRECTOR AND CEO | Wynn Resorts |
| 9 | 1,611 | ROB GOLDSTEIN | PRESIDENT AND COO | Las Vegas Sands |
| 10 | 1,608 | WILFRED WONG | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Sands China |
| 11 | 1,563 | ANGELA LEONG | CO-CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 12 | 1,485 | CHEN LIP KEONG | FOUNDER, CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER AND CEO | NagaCorp |
| 13 | 1,349 | MASAYUKI GOTO | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Japan Racing Association |
| 14 | 1,295 | WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
| 15 | 1,287 | LINDA CHEN | VICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 16 | 1,253 | KEVIN KELLEY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – MACAU | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 17 | 1,170 | IAN MICHAEL COUGHLAN | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 18 | 1,161 | MATT BEKIER | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Star Entertainment Group |
| 19 | 1,148 | HAN CHANG-WOO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Maruhan Group |
| 20 | 1,129 | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Tabcorp |
| 21 | 1,059 | BILL HORNBUCKLE | CEO AND PRESIDENT | MGM Resorts International |
| 22 | 1,044 | NICHOLAS NIGLIO | NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Rich Goldman Holdings |
| 23 | 1,030 | LEVO CHAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Tak Chun Group |
| 24 | 1,021 | TAN HEE TECK | PRESIDENT AND COO | Genting Singapore |
| 25 | 1,018 | DAISY HO | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 26 | 1,006 | AMBROSE SO | VICE CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO | SJM Holdings |
| 27 | 965 | YOJI SATO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Dynam Group |
| 28 | 941 | EVAN WINKLER | PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 29 | 893 | PHILLIP CHUN | CHAIRMAN | Paradise Group |
| 30 | 823 | LIM KEONG HUI | DEPUTY CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Berhad |
| 31 | 822 | LEE CHOONG YAN | PRESIDENT AND COO | Genting Malaysia |
| 32 | 820 | JUN FUJIMOTO | REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT | Universal Entertainment Corp |
| 33 | 797 | HENRY CHENG | CHAIRMAN | Chow Tai Fook |
| 34 | 761 | JAMES PACKER | FORMER CHAIRMAN AND MAJOR SHAREHOLDER | Crown Resorts |
| 35 | 747 | THOMAS PANG | CHAIRMAN | Meg-Star Group |
| 36 | 733 | GEORGE TANASIJEVICH | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT | Las Vegas Sands |
| 37 | 732 | MOON TAEGON | CEO AND INTERIM CHAIRMAN | Kangwon Land |
| 38 | 731 | DAVID SISK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – MACAU RESORTS | Melco Resorts and Entertainment |
| 39 | 721 | ANDREW MACDONALD | CORPORATE SVP AND CHIEF CASINO OFFICER | Marina Bay Sands |
| 40 | 714 | GRAEME STEPHENS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | SkyCity Entertainment Group |
| 41 | 711 | GRANT CHUM | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sands China |
| 42 | 710 | CHAN MENG KAM | PRESIDENT | Golden Dragon Group |
| 43 | 664 | DAVID CHOW | CO-CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Macau Legend Development Ltd |
| 44 | 650 | HAJIME SATOMI | CHAIRMAN AND GROUP CEO | Sega Sammy Holdings |
| 45 | 646 | JAYDEV MODY | CHAIRMAN | Delta Corp |
| 46 | 618 | THOMAS ARASI | PRESIDENT AND COO | Bloomberry Resorts |
| 47 | 606 | LI CHI KEUNG | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Macau Jockey Club |
| 48 | 591 | KINGSON SIAN | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Travellers International Hotel Group |
| 49 | 583 | JAY CHUN | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Paradise Entertainment Ltd |
| 50 | 577 | STEPHEN HO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Macau Slot Co Ltd |
The next five
In order to rank the 50 most powerful people in Asian gaming, the panel considered almost 100 candidates in 2020. These five are the people knocking on the door of the Power 50 and those we currently consider the most likely new entrants next year. Although we did rank these five people 51 through 55, we’ve listed them below in alphabetical order. You’ll just have to guess who came in at number 51!
| Name | Title | Organization |
| ANDREA DOMINGO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | PAGCOR |
| DHAMMIKA PERERA | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Vallibel One |
| ALBERT YEUNG | CHAIRMAN | Emperor Group |
| SONNY YEUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN | Success Universe |
| YOO TAE-YEOL | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Grand Korea Leisure |
Ones to watch
Aside from the 50 people that made our final list and the many others we considered, a handful stood out as particularly worthy of mention. These are the people whose star is on the rise, are in a company worth keeping an eye on or in some cases, like Kazuo Okada and James Packer, have very much remained in the news in recent months.
| Name | Title | Organization |
| GEOFF ANDRES | PROPERTY PRESIDENT | Studio City |
| PAUL BAKER | PRESIDENT | Grand Lisboa Palace |
| GRANT BOWIE | ADVISOR | MGM China |
| TED CHAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – JAPAN DEVELOPMENT | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| PATRICK DUMONT | EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO | Las Vegas Sands |
| KENNETH FENG | PRESIDENT, CHIEF STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL OFFICER | MGM China Holdings Ltd |
| ARNALDO HO | ASSISTANT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA |
| MICHAEL JOHANSEN | PRESIDENT, RESORTS WORLD AT SEA | Genting Hong Kong |
| MARIO KONTOMERKOS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment |
| EILEEN LUI | HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| KAZUO OKADA | FORMER CHAIRMAN | Universal Entertainment Corp |
| SOMBOON SUKCHAROENKRAISRI | MAJOR SHAREHOLDER | Donaco International |
| ED TRACY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Hard Rock Japan |
| HUBERT WANG | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | MGM China Holdings Ltd |
| RAVI WIJERATNE | CHAIRMAN | Rank Holdings |
| STEVE WYNN | FOUNDER | Wynn Resorts |
| JI XIAOBO | SAIPAN PROJECT DIRECTOR | Imperial Pacific International |
| BYRON YIP | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Okada Manila |
| ALLAN ZEMAN | CHAIRMAN | Wynn Macau |
| YANG ZHIHUI | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Landing International |
Photo Live Streaming
As photographs were taken during the event, many were uploaded to a website and available for download by guests within a few minutes. They were, and still can be, accessed via the following QR code:
The Pre-Event Anticipation
The Bloomberry Solaire Red Carpet Welcome Cocktails
The Gala Dinner
The Host Speech
The Toast
The Entertainment
The Top 10
The End of the Night
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Judging Panel
ANDREW W SCOTT (Chairman)
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
BEN BLASCHKE
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
MUHAMMAD COHEN
Editor-at-Large
Inside Asian Gaming
DAVID GREEN
Principal
Newpage Consulting
CONSTANCE HSU
Director
Cheng Ying Group
DESMOND LAM
Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management
University of Macau
MELINA LEONG
Managing Director
Yeewood Consultancy Limited
RUI PINTO PROENÇA
Corporate and Gaming Practice Partner
MdME Lawyers Private Notary
MICHAEL ZHU
SVP, International Operations Planning & Analysis
The Innovation Group
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