Philippines gaming figures shine bright in Inside Asian Gaming’s 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50

The rising influence of the Philippines gaming industry was on show when leading B2B industry media brand Inside Asian Gaming announced its 50 most influential figures in the Asia-Pacific gaming industry at a lavish dinner at City of Dreams Manila on Friday night.

Galaxy Entertainment Group Vice Chairman Francis Lui was named the most influential person in the industry for the fourth year in a row after topping IAG’s Asian Gaming Power 50 list for 2022.

However, there were also 10 representatives of the Philippines integrated resort and casino industry on this year’s list. They included Mr Lawrence Ho (#3) and Mr Evan Winkler (#30) from City of Dreams Manila operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment; Mr Enrique Razon (#6) and Mr Thomas Arasi (#38) from Solaire Resort operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation; Mr Kingson Sian (#27) from Newport World Resorts operator Travellers International Hotel Group; and Mr Jun Fujimoto (#32) and Mr Byron Yip (#46) representing Okada Manila operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc (TRLEI) and its parent company Universal Entertainment Corp.

At number six, leading Filipino national Enrique Razon enjoyed his highest ever ranking on IAG’s annual Asian Gaming Power 50 list.

Appearing on the list for the first time was Mr Daesik Han, Chairman and CEO of Hann Philippines Inc and PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Mr Alejandro Tengco, while Leisure & Resorts World Corp founder “Albee” Benitez returned to the Power 50 despite having recently stepped aside from daily duties for political reasons.

The 10 Philippines representatives and their 2022 positions are as follows:

1. Mr Lawrence Ho (3)
2. Mr Enrique Razon (6)
3. Mr Kingson Sian (27)
4. Mr Evan Winkler (30)
5. Mr Jun Fujimoto (32)
6. Mr Daesik Han (34)
7. Mr Thomas Arasi (38)
8. Mr Alejandro Tengco (45)
9. Mr Byron Yip (46)
10. Mr Albee Benitez (48)

All are either nationals of the Philippines or represent companies with gaming operations in the Philippines.

The Asian Gaming Power 50 is Inside Asian Gaming’s annual list of the 50 most influential individuals in the industry across the Asia-Pacific region, as ranked by a panel of esteemed judges boasting decades of industry experience.

The 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50 was held outside of Macau for the first time in its 15-year history, at City of Dreams Manila in the Philippines.

IAG was also delighted to have the support of all four Entertainment City IRs as well as Clark’s Hann Casino Resort for this year’s event.

The full list of the 2022 Asian Gaming Power 50 is below.

Position	Points	Name	Organization
1	3,510	Francis Lui	Galaxy Entertainment Group
2	2,682	Lim Kok Thay	Genting Berhad
3	2,281	Lawrence Ho	Melco Resorts and Entertainment
4	2,070	Pansy Ho	MGM China
5	1,748	Rob Goldstein	Las Vegas Sands
6	1,511	Enrique Razon Jr	Bloomberry Resorts
7	1,382	Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges	Hong Kong Jockey Club
8	1,251	Wilfred Wong	Sands China
9	1,026	Craig Billings	Wynn Resorts
10	997	Chen Lip Keong	Nagacorp
11	992	Daisy Ho	SJM Holdings
12	972	Masayuki Goto	Japan Racing Association
13	893	Angela Leong	SJM Holdings
14	881	Grant Chum	Sands China
15	873	Patrick Dumont	Las Vegas Sands
16	872	Bill Hornbuckle	MGM Resorts International
17	852	Kevin Kelley	Galaxy Entertainment Group
18	836	Lim Keong Hui	Genting Berhad
19	825	Paul Town	Marina Bay Sands
20	824	Han Chang-woo	Maruhan Group
21	798	Steve Hsieh	Taiwan Welfare Lottery
22	770	Linda Chen	Wynn Macau
23	762	Yoji Sato	Dynam Group
24	761	Tan Hee Teck	Genting Singapore
25	756	Lee Choong Yan	Genting Malaysia
26	756	Ian Michael Coughlan	Wynn Macau Limited
27	738	Kingson Sian	Travellers International Hotel Group
28	738	Barni Evans	Sportsbet
29	737	Adam Rytenskild	Tabcorp
30	735	Evan Winkler	Melco Resorts and Entertainment
31	698	Lee Sam-geol	Kangwon Land
32	683	Jun Fujimoto	Universal Entertainment Corp
33	671	Michael Ahearne	SkyCity Entertainment Group
34	669	Daesik Han	Hann Philippines Inc
35	663	Ambrose So	SJM Holdings
36	631	Ciarán Carruthers	Crown Resorts
37	615	Henry Cheng	Chow Tai Fook
38	613	Thomas Arasi	Bloomberry Resorts
39	611	David Sisk	Melco Resorts and Entertainment
40	605	Phillip Chun	Paradise Group
41	601	Jaydev Mody	Delta Corp
42	590	Ted Lin	Taiwan Sports Lottery
43	577	Kenny Feng	MGM China
44	576	Hubert Wang	MGM China
45	568	Alejandro Tengco	PAGCOR
46	564	Byron Yip	Okada Manila
47	559	Stephen Ho	Macau Slot Ltd
48	555	Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Bantug Benitez	Leisure & Resorts World Corporation
49	548	Jay Chun	Paradise Entertainment Ltd
50	540	Kim Young-san	Grand Korea Leisure

Andrew W Scott, Vice Chairman and CEO of Power 50 organizers Inside Asian Gaming said, “After 14 years in Macau, it was a big decision to move the Asian Gaming Power 50 Gala Dinner to another country for the first time, but holding the 15th annual event here in the Philippines was a spectacular success. We were absolutely delighted with the support we received from the resort industry in the Philippines, and the people of the Philippines. Everyone has gone out of their way to help us with moving the host city of this international event to Manila.

“It’s becoming much tougher for an international industry like ours to operate in China, including Macau. At the same time all levels of the Philippines government seem to be letting the world know that the country is ‘open for business’. It was an honor to have Congressman Edwin Olivarez representing the First District of Parañaque — the home of Entertainment City — present the trophy for the number 1 position. We couldn’t be happier and the Philippines has made a strong case for us staying here for next year’s event.”

First published by IAG in 2008, the Asian Gaming Power 50 has become renowned as the definitive guide to the most influential people in the Asian gaming industry.

City of Dreams Manila was Venue Sponsor of this year’s Asian Gaming Power 50 Gala Dinner, with Bloomberry Resorts Corp and Solaire Resort, Entertainment City the Red Carpet Welcome Cocktails Sponsors, Newport World Resorts the Farewell Gift Bags Sponsor, Okada Manila the Official After Party Sponsor and Bobadilla Group Macau the Entertainment Sponsor.

ANGEL Group, Aristocrat, IGT and Light & Wonder were Platinum Sponsors, while Avantage Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Hann Resorts, Macau Slot, Mega Fortris, MGM, Sands China, SJM Resorts and Wynn Macau were Gold Sponsors.

The 16th Asian Gaming Power 50 Black Tie Gala Dinner will take place on Friday 3 November 2023.

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