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Lawrence Ho (Lawrence Ho Yau-lung) was born on 1977 in Hong Kong, is a Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman. Discover Lawrence Ho's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?

Popular As Lawrence Ho Yau-lung
Occupation Melco International (CEO and chairman) Melco Resorts & Entertainment (CEO and chairman)
Age 47 years old
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Birthplace Hong Kong
Nationality Hong Kong

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Net worth US $2.2 billion (2019)
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1977

Lawrence Ho Yau-lung (born 1977) is a Canadian businessman.

1999

He moved to Canada as a child, studied at Upper Canada College, and graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1999.

In September 1999 Ho began working in investment banking, first at Jardine Fleming's Asia Derivatives Group and then at Citibank.

2000

Becoming a shareholder in iAsia Technology in 2000, that October he began managing iAsia's daily operations and was named president and vice-chairman.

2001

Starting his career as an investment banker at Jardine Fleming and Citibank, in 2001 he took over operations at Melco International.

Later named chairman and CEO, Ho refocused the company on leisure and entertainment, building and operating casino resorts in Macau, the Philippines, and Cyprus.

After purchasing a 26 percent majority stake, in November 2001 Ho was appointed the group managing director of Melco International Development Limited.

Placed in charge of Melco's daily operations, Ho began refocusing the company on leisure and entertainment.

He renovated Melco's Jumbo restaurant brand and further expanded Melco into finances and technology, associating the firm with companies such as VC Brokerage and i-Asia.

2002

The Macau territory of China began issuing new casino licenses in 2002, breaking Stanley Ho's monopoly on casinos in the region and presenting Melco with the opportunity to invest in Chinese gambling.

Ho approached his father with a proposition to partner on new gambling projects, and Melco purchased a one-half stake in a planned casino resort from Stanley Ho for $13 million, agreeing to "participate in the development of the hotel and subsequently manage the electronic gaming machine lounge."

2003

Melco's Mocha Clubs, opened in 2003, helped introduce "cafe-style slot-machine parlors" to Macau, which were uncommon at the time.

2004

In 2004 Ho and Melco International partnered with James Packer's Australian casino company Crown Limited, creating the joint venture Melco Crown Entertainment.

Ho was appointed CEO and executive director of Melco Crown Entertainment in December 2004, with both Ho and Packer appointed co-chairmen.

2006

In March 2006, Melco Crown spent US$900 million purchasing the last of Macau's six gaming licenses from Wynn Resorts.

The license allowed Melco Crown to "operate an unlimited number of casinos, tables and machines in Macau until June 2022," and the company began developing its first casino.

Under Ho, by 2006 Melco International had become profitable.

He was appointed Melco International's chairman and CEO on 15 March 2006, and Melco Crown listed on the NASDAQ in December 2006.

2007

In July 2007, Melco Crown launched Altira Macau, which was built for $1.45 billion.

2009

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland in July 2009.

In 2009, Melco Crown opened the $2.4 billion casino resort City of Dreams Macau in Cotai.

2011

Melco Crown listed its shares in Hong Kong at the end of 2011.

2012

Ho and Packer began partnering with SM Investments in 2012 on the $1 billion casino resort City of Dreams Manila, which opened in 2015 in the Philippines.

In the summer of 2012, the government of the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone in Vladivostok, Russia invited Ho to bid on a new casino project.

2015

Tigre de Cristal opened in October 2015.

With 60% ownership, in October 2015 Melco opened the casino resort Studio City Macau, which was designed with a Hollywood theme and cost $3.2 billion.

In 2015 Ho served as the executive producer for the Martin Scorsese short film The Audition, which was filmed to promote the casino's opening.

2016

At the start of 2016, Ho continued to control Melco International Development as CEO and chairman.

Melco in turn controlled subsidiaries such as Entertainment Gaming Asia, which operated slot machines in Philippines and Cambodia.

In May 2016, Melco International became majority shareholder of its subsidiary Melco Resorts & Entertainment.

After Japanese lawmakers pushed for legalized gambling in integrated resorts in 2016, by 2017 Ho was actively competing for one of an expected three licenses.

According to Ho, Melco's pitch emphasized "entertainment and modernity".

2017

After a year-long bidding process, in 2017 the Cyprus government awarded Melco the first and only casino license in the country, which granted exclusivity for 15 years.

Melco International subsequently bought a controlling stake in the City of Dreams Mediterranean Casino.

After developing four integrated resorts together, in May 2017, Ho ended Melco's partnership with James Packer's Crown Resorts.

With Crown's stake in the joint venture sold back to Melco International for $1.16 billion, Melco Crown became Melco Resorts & Entertainment.

Ho assumed direct operational control of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, overseeing three resorts in Macau, eight Mocha Clubs, the resort in the Philippines, and the development in Cyprus.

2018

With an estimated net worth of $2.2 billion, he was named "Asia’s Best CEO" at the Asian Excellence Awards for the seventh time in 2018.

Born in Hong Kong from a Eurasian business family, Lawrence Ho was educated in Canada and graduated from the University of Toronto.

Ho is the only son and the youngest child of the Hong Kong- and Macau-based businessman Stanley Ho and his second wife Lucina Laam King Ying.