{"id":777002704,"date":"2023-02-23T13:10:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002704"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:22:04","slug":"casino-investors-named-in-forbes-hong-kongs-50-richest-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/casino-investors-named-in-forbes-hong-kongs-50-richest-list","title":{"rendered":"Casino investors named in Forbes Hong Kong&#8217;s 50 richest list"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Five people with gaming interests feature in this year\u2019s Hong Kong\u2019s 50 Richest People list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong.- Forbes has released its <strong>Hong Kong\u2019s 50 Richest list&nbsp;<\/strong>for 2023, and again it includes several prominent billionaires with gaming interests. <strong>Henry Cheng Kar Shun<\/strong>, known for his investments in casino resort projects in Vietnam, Australia and the Bahamas, remains the third richest on the Forbes list, with net worth now standing at US$28.9bn, up from US$26.4bn last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lui Che Woo<\/strong>, chairman of&nbsp;<strong>Galaxy Entertainment Group<\/strong>, is the richest of the Hong Kong-based Macau casino investors. His net worth increased from US$12.8bn to US$14.9bn. He is now ranked 7th, up from 8th in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pansy Ho Chiu King<\/strong>, co-chairperson of&nbsp;MGM China Holdings, is now ranked 22nd, versus 28th in 2022, with her net worth rising to US$3.8bn from US$3.4bn a year ago. <strong>Angela Leong On Kei<\/strong>, co-chairperson of<strong>&nbsp;SJM Holdings<\/strong>, ranks 32nd, up from 33rd. Her net worth stands at US$2.7bn, compared to US$2.9bn a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lawrence Ho Yau Lung<\/strong>, chairman and chief executive of&nbsp;<strong>Melco Resorts and Entertainment<\/strong>, remains 46th on the Fobes list. His net worth reportedly increased from US$1.4bn to US$1.25bn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-irs-receive-over-60-five-star-forbes-travel-guide-star-awards-2023\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Macau IRs receive over 60 five-star Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five people with gaming interests feature in this year\u2019s Hong Kong\u2019s 50 Richest People list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Five prominent individuals with significant gaming interests, including leaders from Galaxy Entertainment Group, MGM China Holdings, SJM Holdings, and Melco Resorts and Entertainment, have been featured in Forbes' 2023 \"Hong Kong's 50 Richest\" list. The report highlights their increased net worth and improved rankings, reflecting robust performance in their casino resort investments across Macau, Vietnam, Australia, and the Bahamas.","focusai_entities":"Henry Cheng Kar Shun, Forbes, Lui Che Woo, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Pansy Ho Chiu King, MGM China Holdings, Angela Leong On Kei, SJM Holdings, Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, Melco Resorts and Entertainment","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia, Bahamas, Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Wealth Drivers","query":"What specific operational performance metrics or strategic M&A activities within their gaming portfolios contributed to the significant net worth increases for these Hong Kong-based billionaires in 2023?"},{"label":"Market Impact","query":"How do the improved rankings and increased net worth of these prominent gaming investors reflect broader market sentiment and the recovery trajectory of the Macau and regional integrated resort sectors?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-777002704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777002704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002724,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002704\/revisions\/777002724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777002704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}