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Long-format highlights (5m 03s)
Short-format highlights (1m 24s)
| Rank | Power Score | Name | Title | Organization |
| 1 | 4,490 | FRANCIS LUI | VICE CHAIRMAN | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 2 | 3,636 | LAWRENCE HO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 3 | 3,295 | LIM KOK THAY | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Genting Berhad |
| 4 | 2,809 | PANSY HO | CO-CHAIRPERSON AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | MGM China |
| 5 | 2,478 | ROB GOLDSTEIN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Las Vegas Sands |
| 6 | 1,689 | WILFRED WONG | PRESIDENT | Sands China |
| 7 | 1,572 | ALVIN CHAU | CEO AND DIRECTOR | Suncity Group |
| 8 | 1,344 | MATT MADDOX | DIRECTOR AND CEO | Wynn Resorts |
| 9 | 1,335 | WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT- BRESGES |
CEO | The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
| 10 | 1,329 | ENRIQUE RAZON JR | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Bloomberry Resorts Corp |
| 11 | 1,305 | MASAYUKI GOTO | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Japan Racing Association |
| 12 | 1,209 | CHEN LIP KEONG | FOUNDER, CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER AND CEO | NagaCorp |
| 13 | 1,186 | ANGELA LEONG | CO-CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 14 | 1,110 | MATT BEKIER | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Star Entertainment Group |
| 15 | 1,102 | PATRICK DUMONT | PRESIDENT AND COO | Las Vegas Sands |
| 16 | 1,017 | DAISY HO | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 17 | 1,011 | IAN MICHAEL COUGHLAN | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 18 | 1,004 | DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Tabcorp |
| 19 | 1,001 | LINDA CHEN | VICE CHAIRMAN, COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 20 | 998 | KEVIN KELLEY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MACAU | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 21 | 972 | LEVO CHAN | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Tak Chun Group |
| 22 | 964 | GEORGE TANASIJEVICH | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Marina Bay Sands |
| 23 | 955 | HAN CHANG-WOO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Maruhan Group |
| 24 | 952 | BILL HORNBUCKLE | CEO AND PRESIDENT | MGM Resorts |
| 25 | 942 | TAN HEE TECK | PRESIDENT AND COO | Genting Singapore |
| 26 | 933 | EVAN WINKLER | PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR | Melco Resorts |
| 27 | 907 | GRANT CHUM | COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Sands China |
| 28 | 854 | LIM KEONG HUI | DEPUTY CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Berhad |
| 29 | 828 | PHILLIP CHUN | CHAIRMAN | Paradise Group |
| 30 | 827 | AMBROSE SO | VICE CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO | SJM Holdings |
| 31 | 789 | LEE CHOONG YAN | PRESIDENT, COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Malaysia |
| 32 | 764 | NICHOLAS NIGLIO | NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Rich Goldman |
| 33 | 744 | BARNI EVANS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Sportsbet |
| 34 | 736 | HENRY CHENG | CHAIRMAN | Chow Tai Fook |
| 35 | 735 | MICHAEL AHEARNE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | SkyCity Entertainment Group |
| 36 | 732 | YOJI SATO | DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ADVISOR | Dynam Japan |
| 37 | 721 | JUN FUJIMOTO | REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT | Universal Entertainment Corp |
| 38 | 704 | DAVID SISK | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MACAU RESORTS | Melco Resorts and Entertainment |
| 39 | 700 | LEE SAM-GEOL | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Kangwon Land |
| 40 | 677 | KINGSON SIAN | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Travellers International Hotel Group |
| 41 | 645 | CHAN MENG KAM | PRESIDENT | Golden Dragon Group |
| 42 | 636 | PAUL TOWN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Marina Bay Sands |
| 43 | 620 | HUBERT WANG | PRESIDENT AND COO | MGM China |
| 44 | 614 | JAYDEV MODY | CHAIRMAN | Delta Corp |
| 45 | 591 | JAY CHUN | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Paradise Entertainment |
| 46 | 588 | ANDREA DOMINGO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | PAGCOR |
| 47 | 583 | THOMAS ARASI | PRESIDENT AND COO | Bloomberry Resorts Corp |
| 48 | 574 | BYRON YIP | PRESIDENT | Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc |
| 49 | 570 | KENNETH FENG | PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC AND CFO | MGM China |
| 50 | 565 | STEPHEN HO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Macau Slot |
The next five
In order to rank the 50 most powerful people in Asian gaming, the panel considered almost 100 candidates. 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 |
| ALFREDO “ALBEE” BENITEZ | FOUNDER | Leisure & Resorts World Corp |
| THOMAS PANG | CHAIRMAN | Meg-Star Group |
| HARUKI SATOMI | PRESIDENT AND GROUP CEO | Sega Sammy Holdings |
| KIM YOUNG-SAN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Grand Korea Leisure |
| ALLAN ZEMAN | CHAIRMAN AND INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau Ltd |
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 have very much remained in the news in recent months.
| Name | Title | Organization |
| TED CHAN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – JAPAN DEVELOPMENT | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| DAVID CHOW | CO-CHAIRMAN AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Macau Legend Development Ltd |
| CLARENCE CHUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Melco International Development |
| LI CHI KEUNG | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Macau Jockey Club |
| VIRGINIA LAM | EVP AND CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER |
Sands China |
| ANDREW LO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Suncity Group |
| STEVE McCANN | CEO and MANAGING DIRECTOR | Crown Resorts |
| ARNALDO HO | ASSISTANT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | SJM Resorts |
| EILEEN LUI | HUMAN RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| NG MAN SUN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Century Entertainment International |
| DHAMMIKA PERERA | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR |
Vallibel One |
| ANDREW TAN | CHAIRMAN | Alliance Global Group |
| LAWRENCE TEO | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Lotte Tour Development Group |
| BEN TOH | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | SJM Holdings |
| ALBERT YEUNG | CHAIRMAN | Emperor Group |
| SONNY YEUNG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN |
Success Universe |
| ED TRACY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Hard Rock Japan |
| RAVI WIJERATNE | CHAIRMAN | Rank Holdings |
| KIM WONG | OWNER | Oriental Group |
| 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
Official After Party
PRESS RELEASES
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Judging Panel
ANDREW W SCOTT (Chairman)
Vice Chairman and CEO
Inside Asian Gaming
BEN BLASCHKE
Managing Editor
Inside Asian Gaming
GRANT BOWIE
Member of the Advisory Board Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming
University of Macau
DAVID GREEN
Principal
Newpage Consulting
DESMOND LAM
Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management
University of Macau
MELINA LEONG
Managing Director
Yeewood Consultancy Limited
RUI PINTO PROENÇA
Managing Partner
MdME Lawyers
MICHAEL ZHU
SVP, International Operations Planning & Analysis
The Innovation Group
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