2025「亞博匯50強晚宴」倒數現已開始!
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The 17th Asian Gaming Power 50 Black Tie Gala Dinner was held on Friday 8 November 2024 at The Grand Ballroom, Solaire Resort North.
Long-format highlights (11m 47s)

Short-format highlights (6m 41s)
Rank | Power Score | Name | Title | Organization |
1 | 5,698 | FRANCIS LUI | VICE CHAIRMAN | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
2 | 4,489 | ROBERT GOLDSTEIN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Las Vegas Sands |
3 | 4,421 | PANSY HO | CHAIRPERSON AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MGM China |
4 | 4,412 | LAWRENCE HO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
5 | 3,292 | LIM KOK THAY | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Genting Berhad |
6 | 2,453 | BILL HORNBUCKLE | CEO AND PRESIDENT | MGM Resorts International |
7 | 2,104 | CRAIG BILLINGS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Wynn Resorts |
8 | 2,046 | GRANT CHUM | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Sands China |
9 | 1,922 | WILFRED WONG | EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Sands China |
10 | 1,700 | ENRIQUE RAZON JR | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Bloomberry Resorts Corp |
11 | 1,678 | PATRICK DUMONT | PRESIDENT AND COO | Las Vegas Sands Corp |
12 | 1,538 | DAISY HO | CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
13 | 1,439 | KEVIN KELLEY | COO – MACAU | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
14 | 1,438 | LINDA CHEN | PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
15 | 1,163 | WINFRIED ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Hong Kong Jockey Club |
16 | 1,131 | TAN HEE TECK | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Genting Singapore |
17 | 1,048 | HUANG CHIH-YI | CHAIRMAN | Taiwan Lottery Co |
18 | 1,045 | PAUL TOWN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Marina Bay Sands |
19 | 1,024 | KEVIN TAN | CHAIRMAN | Travellers International Hotel Group Inc |
20 | 1,001 | CIARÁN CARRUTHERS | OUTGOING CEO | Crown Resorts |
21 | 974 | LEE CHOONG YAN | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Malaysia |
22 | 972 | PHILLIP CHUN | CHAIRMAN | Paradise Group |
23 | 959 | HARUKI SATOMI | CHAIRMAN AND GROUP CEO | Sega Sammy Holdings |
24 | 941 | TOMOHIRO OKADA | REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT | Universal Entertainment |
25 | 901 | EVAN WINKLER | PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Melco International Development |
26 | 884 | HAN CHANG-WOO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Maruhan Group |
27 | 880 | ANGELA LEONG | CO-CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | SJM Holdings |
28 | 860 | LIM KEONG HUI | DEPUTY CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Genting Berhad |
29 | 838 | SUE VAN DER MERWE | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | The Lottery Corp |
30 | 786 | DAE SIK HAN | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | Hann Philippines Inc |
31 | 780 | MASAYOSHI YOSHIDA | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Japan Racing Association |
32 | 776 | KENNETH FENG | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MGM China |
33 | 774 | KEVIN BENNING | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER-STUDIO CITY | Melco Resorts & Entertainment |
34 | 772 | HUBERT WANG | PRESIDENT AND COO | MGM China |
35 | 768 | YOJI SATO | DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ADVISOR | Dynam Group |
36 | 757 | CHEN YIY FON | CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | NagaCorp |
37 | 755 | FREDERIC LUVISUTTO | COO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Wynn Macau |
38 | 753 | CHOI CHEOL-GYU | INTERIM CEO | Kangwon Land |
39 | 730 | TED LIN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Taiwan Sports Lottery Company |
40 | 728 | THOMAS ARASI | PRESIDENT AND COO | Bloombery Resorts |
41 | 725 | BARNI EVANS | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Sportsbet |
42 | 703 | TREVOR CROKER | CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Aristocrat |
43 | 661 | BEN TOH | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | SJM Resorts |
44 | 646 | BYRON YIP | PRESIDENT AND COO | Okada Manila |
45 | 645 | EUSEBIO TANCO | CHAIRMAN | DigiPlus |
46 | 644 | JAMIE ODELL | EXECUTIVE CHAIR | Light and Wonder |
47 | 634 | ALEJANDRO TENGCO | CHAIRMAN AND CEO | PAGCOR |
48 | 624 | GILLON McLACHLAN | MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO | Tabcorp |
49 | 616 | JAY CHUN | CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR | Paradise Entertainment Ltd |
50 | 607 | STEPHEN HO | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Macau Slot Ltd |
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 |
Chen Yiy Hwuan | CEO – Hotels | NagaCorp |
Henry Cheng | Chairman | Chow Tai Fook |
Lance Gokongwei | Chairman and CEO | Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc. |
Steve McCann | Group CEO and Managing Director | Star Entertainment Group |
Sonny Yeung | Chairman and Executive Director | Success Universe Group |
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 |
MIRIIAM ADELSON | Majority Shareholder | Las Vegas Sands |
GEOFF ANDRES | Property President | City of Dreams Manila |
ED BOWERS | President and CEO | MGM Resorts Japan |
TED CHAN | Chief Financial Officer | Galaxy Entertainment Group |
CLARENCE CHUNG | Executive Director | Melco International Development |
ED CRAVEN | Co-founder | Stake.com |
TIMOTHY KELLY | Property President | City of Dreams Macau |
ANDREW LO | Chairman | LET Group Holdings |
JAYDEV MODY | Chairman | Delta Corp |
WILLY OCIER | Chairman | Belle Corp |
DHAMMIKA PERERA | Chairman and Managing Director | Vallibel One |
NILO RODRIGUEZ |
President and CEO | Newport Wrold Resorts |
STEPHEN SCHWARZMAN | Chairman, CEO and Co-founder | The Blackstone Group |
CHEN SI | President and Representative Director | Mohegan INSPIRE |
ED TRACY | Chief Executive Officer | Hard Rock Asia |
DAVID TSAI | Chief Executive Officer | Crown Resorts |
JASON WALBRIDGE | Chief Executive Officer | SkyCity Entertainment Group |
ALBERT YEUNG | Chairman | Emperor Group |
KIM YOUNG-SAN | Chief Executive Officer | Grand Korea Leisure |
ALLAN ZEMAN | Chairman | Wynn Macau |




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 host speech
The toast
The gala dinner
The entertainment
The winners
The official after party