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Stanley Ho

Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho Hung Sun, born in 1921, is an entrepreneur with business interests in Hong Kong and Macau. For decades, he held a government-granted monopoly over the Macau gambling industry. He has been referred to locally as "The King of Gambling".
Born
25 Nov 1921
Industry
Business
Job Title
Casino Magnate
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Nora Tam
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong mega bridge traffic boom hits ferry, helicopter services: lawmaker

Mark Chong says Sky Shuttle’s suspension and drop in ferry services linked to bridge’s growing use, with vehicle flow reaching 5.2 million in 2025.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Josie Ho rejected her billionaire heiress destiny for indie filmmaking

Hong Kong weather

On This Day | Typhoon Rose capsizes ferry in Hong Kong, killing 88 – SCMP archive

Macau

Scandals, shidaiqu and fedora-clad concierges – a Macau institution returns

The grand dame, once a haunt of James Bond author Ian Fleming, has been resurrected by a local who vowed to own it as a boy.

The new Hotel Central’s green facade remains faithful to the original. Photo: Eugene Chan
My Life

He planned to only stay in Macau for a year. Now he runs the literary festival

The Mozambique-born journalist once chose Stanley Ho for his magazine’s cover instead of Gong Li, and later bought the Portuguese Bookshop.

Food and Drinks

How Macau went from cocktail desert to drinks-world darling

Will the gambling mecca’s bar scene finally hit its stride in 2026? The city’s leading bartenders speak out.

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Timepieces

9 top moments in watches in 2025: Trump tariffs, Urban Jürgensen and more

Taylor Swift announced her engagement wearing a Cartier Santos Demoiselle, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson was named Omega’s new brand ambassador.

From left: Watches and Wonders; GPHG caps off the year by announcing winning watches in Geneva; Urban Jürgensen was relaunched. Photo: Handout
Macau

SJM cancels plan to buy Ponte 16, but pursues deal for L’Arc Macau

SJM terminates acquisition plan a week after posting a 91 per cent fall in third-quarter net profit.

Hong Kong property

Nicholas Tse, Stanley Ho’s family face falling property value amid market slump

Macau tycoon Stanley Ho’s family is selling a site in Tsim Sha Tsui, while actor Nicholas Tse’s shop in Central rented out at a big discount.

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Hong Kong society

Fire breaks out at late ‘King of Gambling’ Stanley Ho’s former Hong Kong home

Blaze at No 1 Repulse Bay Road starts after water pump for an aquarium short-circuits and explodes; seven workers flee.

Gaming tycoon Stanley Ho bought the Repulse Bay property back in 1966. Photo: SCMP
Macau

Opinion | Beijing sends a signal on Macau governance, anti-corruption focus

The apparent anointment of judge Sam Hou-fai to follow Ho Iat-seng as chief executive puts to rest any remaining illusions over the political influence of the city’s four dynasties.

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Sam Hou-fai, former president of Macau’s Court of Final Appeal, delivers his election declaration at a press conference in Macau on August 28. Sam is widely expected to be the sole candidate to become Macau’s fourth chief executive in October. Photo: Xinhua
IPO

Melco chairman’s Black Spade Capital lists second SPAC on Nasdaq

Black Spade Acquisition II will use the IPO proceeds to combine with targets in the entertainment, lifestyle and technology industries, particularly those related to AI.

Esports

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho, 29, has become the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia.

Esports

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario prepares for China’s first esports IPO in the US

Co-founded by Mario Ho, NIP Group aims to become the first listed Chinese company in the esports industry.

Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Olle Arbin and Levi Lorenzo de Weerd celebrate during the knockout match between the Swedish team and Germany’s FC Schalke 04 as part of the FIFAe Club World Cup on July 22, 2022, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong area committees count basketball star, tycoon’s son among new members

Basketball star Yung Kam-wah, Arnaldo Ho, son of late casino king Stanley Ho, and Fiona Tong, daughter of Isabella Kau, Miss Hong Kong 1982 runner-up among those appointed.

Former basketball star Yung Kam-wah talks to youngsters in Kwun Tong several years ago. Photo: Dickson Lee
From our archives

Hello Kitty murder, Jet Li’s manager shot: archive stories most read in 2023

Crime, crime and more crime: these were the stories from Post archives that most interested readers in 2023, from the grisly Hello Kitty murder case to the underworld assassination of Jet Li’s manager.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Onpaku star Josie Ho’s eclectic personal style, from quirky fashion to art

Casino heiress Josie Ho is known for her alternative acting roles and music, which are reflected in her quirky fashion and interior design sense … let’s take a closer look at her style

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Inside Laurinda Ho’s immaculate skincare and wellness regime

The casino tycoon heiress boasts an enviable wardrobe, A-list friends and an extraordinary jet-setting lifestyle – but how does she keep her skin looking so radiant?

Laurinda Ho has an immaculate wellness and skincare regime. Photo: @laurinda_ho/Instagram
From our archives

When son of Macau casinos mogul Stanley Ho was killed in a road accident

Robert Ho and his wife, Suki Potier Ho, died in a car crash in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1981, leaving their two young daughters orphans. A funeral service for the couple was held in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Love jackpot? Inside Hong Kong casino heiress Laurinda Ho’s lavish lifestyle

Laurinda Ho may have been born into a billionaire family, living a life of luxury, but the newlywed businesswoman is also into philanthropy and dabbles in F&B

Greater Bay Area

Shun Tak expects ‘modest recovery’ in tourism after slumping to US$71m loss

The Covid-19 pandemic posed significant challenges to the company’s property, transport and hospitality businesses, Pansy Ho says. The group plans to embark on new ventures later this year.

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Travellers queue up for tickets at the Macau Ferry Terminal at Shun Tak Centre, on January 13, 2023. Shun Tak Holdings expects tourism activity to pick up this year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Two Sessions 2023

New faces in Beijing after ‘two sessions’ is good news for Hong Kong: analysts

New executive vice-premier in Beijing, Ding Xuexiang, poised to take over oversight role for Hong Kong and Macau.

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New Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang (left) after the closing session of the National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE
Two Sessions 2023

Will loss of a CPPCC vice-chairman weaken Hong Kong’s voice in Beijing?

Post learns that retiring vice-chairman Tung Chee-hwa will not be replaced, leaving Leung Chun-ying as only city CPPCC member at that level.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

40 per cent of Hong Kong heirs regret not discussing inheritance: UBS

Four out of 10 inheritors in Hong Kong wish they had adequately discussed their parents’ inheritance plans before they died to avoid family conflicts: UBS.

Casinos

Stanley Ho’s family risks losing Portugal casinos to rival bidder

The family of the late gambling tycoon risks losing the concession for two of Portugal’s biggest casinos after a rival bidder for the licence to operate both venues made a higher offer.

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Stanley Ho playing a slot machine at the opening of his new casino in downtown Lisbon in April 2006. Photo: AFP
Macau

Malaysian tycoon’s bid for Macau casino licence has stock traders rattled

The entry of Lim Kok Thay into the fray means seven casino operators are vying for six new concessions, which raises the prospect of one of Macau’s established licence holders being run out of town by a newcomer.

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All six current operators have submitted bids for the new 10-year gaming licences. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong

Pansy Ho at 60: who is Stanley Ho’s billionaire daughter?

Despite friendships with Canto-pop icons Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, since taking over her casino tycoon father business empire, Ho has remained one of the city’s most enigmatic billionaires

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court tasked to name administrators of Stanley Ho’s estate

Casino magnate’s surviving children, grandchildren divided between two proposals to appoint either KMPG or Alvarez & Marsal Asia as administrators.

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