The countdown to the 2026 IAG Asian Gaming Power 50 Gala Dinner is on!
The 18th Asian Gaming Power 50 Black Tie Gala Dinner was held on Friday 7 November 2025 at the Grand Pavilion, Grand Lisboa Palace Macau.
Short-format highlights (6m 16s)
Long-format highlights (11m 11s)
| RANK | POWER SCORE | NAME | TITLE | ORGANIZATION |
| 1 | 6,045 | FRANCIS LUI | CHAIRMAN | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 2 | 5,843 | PANSY HO | CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MGM China |
| 3 | 5,325 | LAWRENCE HO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 4 | 4,608 | ROBERT GOLDSTEIN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Las Vegas Sands Corp |
| 5 | 3,508 | LIM KOK THAY | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN | Genting Berhad |
| 6 | 2,938 | BILL HORNBUCKLE | CEO AND PRESIDENT | MGM Resorts International |
| 7 | 2,637 | PATRICK DUMONT | PRESIDENT AND COO | Las Vegas Sands |
| 8 | 2,400 | CRAIG BILLINGS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Wynn Resorts |
| 9 | 2,386 | GRANT CHUM | CEO, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Sands China |
| 10 | 2,016 | WILFRED WONG | EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Sands China |
| 11 | 1,748 | ENRIQUE RAZON JR | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Bloomberry Resorts Corp |
| 12 | 1,725 | DAISY HO | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 13 | 1,502 | KEVIN KELLEY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – MACAU | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| 14 | 1,381 | LINDA CHEN | PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 15 | 1,352 | PAUL TOWN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Marina Bay Sands |
| 16 | 1,202 | KEVIN TAN | CHAIRMAN | Travellers International Hotel Group IncGenting Singapore |
| 17 | 1,111 | WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Hong Kong Jockey Club |
| 18 | 1,003 | HUANG CHIH-YI | CHAIRMAN | Taiwan Lottery Co |
| 19 | 995 | EVAN WINKLER | PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Melco International Development |
| 20 | 974 | LEE CHOONG YAN | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Malaysia |
| 21 | 936 | CHEN YIY FON | CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | NagaCorp |
| 22 | 933 | PHILLIP CHUN | CHAIRMAN | Paradise Group |
| 23 | 908 | KENNETH FENG | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MGM China |
| 24 | 856 | DAVID TSAI | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Crown Resorts |
| 25 | 844 | LIM KEONG HUI | DEPUTY CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Berhad |
| 26 | 842 | TOMOHIRO OKADA | REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT | Universal Entertainment Corp |
| 27 | 837 | BARNI EVANS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Sportsbet |
| 28 | 830 | HUBERT WANG | PRESIDENT AND COO | MGM China |
| 29 | 820 | EUSEBIO TANCO | CHAIRMAN | DigiPlus Interactive Corp |
| 30 | 809 | SUE VAN DER MERWE | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | The Lottery Corporation |
| 31 | 804 | DAE SIK HAN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Hann Philippines I”nc |
| 32 | 795 | YOJI SATO | DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ADVISOR | Dynam Group |
| 33 | 791 | MASAYOSHI YOSHIDA | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Japan Racing Association |
| 34 | 771 | HAN CHANG-WOO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Maruhan Group |
| 35 | 770 | GILLON MCLACHLAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Tabcorp |
| 36 | 758 | TED LIN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Taiwan Sports Lottery Co |
| 37 | 752 | CHOI CHEOL-GYU | ACTING CEO | KANGWON LAND |
| 38 | 740 | FREDERIC LUVISUTTO | COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
| 39 | 739 | ANGELA LEONG | CO-CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
| 40 | 703 | KEVIN BENNING | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER – STUDIO CITY | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 41 | 688 | YASUSHI SHIGETA | CHAIRMAN | Angel Group |
| 42 | 677 | LEE SHI RUH | PRESIDENT AND COO | Genting Singapore |
| 43 | 667 | TREVOR CROKER | CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Aristocrat |
| 44 | 666 | JAY CHUN | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Paradise Entertainment Ltd |
| 45 | 664 | HARUKI SATOMI | PRESIDENT AND GROUP CEO | Sega Sammy Holdings |
| 46 | 615 | GREG HAWKINS | PRESIDENT AND COO | Bloomberry Resorts Corp |
| 47 | 612 | TIM KELLY | PROPERTY PRESIDENT – CITY OF DREAMS MACAU | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
| 48 | 596 | ALEJANDRO TENGCO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | PAGCOR |
| 49 | 588 | STEPHEN HO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Macau Slot Ltd |
| 50 | 556 | NILO THADDEUS RODRIGUEZ | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Travellers International Hotel Group Inc |
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 |
| GEOFF ANDRES | Property President | City of Dreams Manila |
| LANCE GOKONGWEI | Chairman | Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc |
| JAMIE ODELL | Executive Chair | Light & Wonder |
| JASON WALBRIDGE | Chief Executive Officer | SkyCity Entertainment Group |
| YOON DOO-HYUN | President | 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 usually people whose star is on the rise or who are in a company worth keeping an eye, however in some cases they are people worth watching simply because they are in the news and attracting media attention – not always for the right reasons!
| Name | Title | Organization |
| MIRIAM ADELSON | Majority Shareholder | Las Vegas Sands |
| THOMAS ARASI | Chief Financial Officer | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
| ED BOWERS | President and CEO | MGM Resorts Japan |
| HENRY CHENG | Chairman | Chow Tai Fook |
| CLARENCE CHUNG | Executive Director | Melco International Development |
| ED CRAVEN | Co-founder | Stake.com |
| SOO KIM | Chairman | Bally’s Corp |
| ANDREW LO | Chairman | LET Group Holdings |
| TIAN HAN | Executive VP & Chief Gaming Officer | MGM China |
| STEVE McCANN | Managing Director and Group CEO | Star Entertainment Group |
| JAYDEV MODY | Chairman | Delta Corp |
| WILLY OCIER |
Chairman | Belle Corp |
| DHAMMIKA PERERA | Chairman and Managing Director | Vellibel One |
| NOBUKI SATO | President and COO | Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc |
| STEPHEN SCHWARZMAN | Chairman, CEO and Co-founder | The Blackstone Group |
| CHEN SI | President and Representative Director | INSPIRE Entertainment Resort |
| LAWRENCE TEO | Executive Vice President and COO | Lotte Tour Development |
| ED TARCY | Chief Executive Officer | Hard Rock Asia |
| RAVI WIJERATNE | Chairman | Rank Holdings |
| ALLAN ZEMAN | Chairman | Wynn Macau |
Menus
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:
You can also access the Real Time Live Photos from the Gala Dinner here:
https://www.pailixiang.com/m/album_ia10298249854.html
The pre-event anticipation
The Bloomberry Solaire red carpet welcome cocktails
The Host Speech
The Toast
The Gala Dinner
The Entertainment
The Winners
The Official After Party
PRESS RELEASES
Sponsors
VENUE SPONSOR
SJM Resorts, S.A.
VENUE
Grand Lisboa Palace
WELCOME COCKTAILS SPONSOR
Solaire Resort Entertainment City
PLATINUM SPONSOR
ARISTOCRAT
PLATINUM SPONSOR
IGT
PLATINUM SPONSOR
LIGHT AND WONDER
ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR
BCI Worldwide
GOLD SPONSOR
ANGEL
GOLD SPONSOR
MACAU SLOT
GOLD SPONSOR
OKADA MANILA
GOLD SPONSOR
GALAXY
GOLD SPONSOR
MELCO
GOLD SPONSOR
SANDS CHINA
GOLD SPONSOR
HANN
GOLD SPONSOR
MGM
GOLD SPONSOR
WYNN
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
DAVIS FONG
Director of Institute for the Study of Commercial Gaming
University of Macau
DAVID GREEN
Gaming and governance
Consultant
DESMOND LAM
Professor in Integrated Resort and Tourism Management
University of Macau
Ronald G. Pineda
Director
Thenix Solutions Ltd.
Rui Pinto Proença
Managing Partner
MdME Lawyers
HEATHER SCHEIBENSTOCK
Non Executive Director
Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd
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