Macau gambling license auction has begun. Unlike the one 20 years ago, this time six gambling cards have been clarified, and the franchise period of gambling cards has been changed from 20 years to 10 years. There are now six gaming companies in Macau. If any one of them fails to bid successfully for a gaming license, it means they will lose the qualification to operate a gaming business in Macau.
Three of the six companies are under the control of the Stanley Ho family. Originally, these six companies have been operating in Macau for many years. In addition to the impact of the current epidemic, they should renew their contracts steadily, but who thought that in the end, a seventh company would come, and it was aggressive.
This company is Genting Group owned by Malaysia gambling king Lin Guotai . The Lam Kok Tai family has long been interested in Macau's gaming industry. In 2001, Genting Group participated in the Macau gambling license bidding. At that time, Macau issued three gambling licenses, and Genting Group ranked sixth out of 21 companies, so it did not get a gambling license.
But after that, because of the conflict between Sands and Galaxy, Macau split the gambling cards into front and back cards, so three cards became six cards. If it was six from the start, Genting could get one of them. The Genting Group is strong. They are one of the largest gaming groups in the world. The company's market value once exceeded 30 billion US dollars. There are luxury gaming hotels in many countries.
In 2007, Genting Group had planned to buy a piece of land in Macau to develop an entertainment hotel, and had a lot of cooperation with a Macau local rich man named Guan, this time Genting Group and this local Macau rich man named Guan are also expected to be together. Cooperative bidding.
After Genting Group joined, there are now seven companies competing for six gambling cards, which means that one company will definitely be out in the end. Now no one wants to be out of the game, because if they can't get the gambling card, it means that all their business in Macau will stop, and they will not be able to make money in Macau in the future.
In order to successfully get the gambling card, He Chaoqiong and Liang Anqi are also the first cooperation. This time, the four giants of He Hongshen's family, He Chaoqiong, He Chaofeng , He Youlong , and Liang Anqi appeared at the bidding site together and submitted their respective companies' bids.
He Chaoqiong represents MGM China, Liang Anqi represents SJM Holdings, so why do they say they are joining forces? In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can tell. After the death of and Stanley Ho , Liang Anqi did intend to bid for gambling cards independently. He Hongshen's sister He Wanqi also did such a thing back then.
He Wanqi once helped Stanley Ho's company for many years, but she later thought that He Hongshen was sorry for him, so she went to bid for gambling cards by herself in 2001, but in the end she failed.
Many people think that Liang Anqi has the strength to bid independently, and also think that she will not be under the people for a long time. Because now Liang Anqi is only the second-in-command in SJM, and there is He Chaofeng on it. At the same time, He Chaoqiong has already reached an alliance agreement with Huo Zhenting and . They both hold more than 50% of the shares of Aoyu, so He Chaoqiong has firmly controlled Aobo by controlling Aoyu.
At that time, Angel Liang also spent money to buy the Arc de Triomphe hotel owned by the family of Zheng Yutong and . It seems that she is also preparing for independent bidding. In addition, Angel Liang also has a Lisboa Resort in Macau. If she wants to bid independently, she does have a certain strength. But Liang Anqi has already said that personal development is not considered at this stage, which means that she has clearly given up on her own to bid for gambling cards.
Liang Anqi did the right thing this time. Because if she does not have absolute certainty in bidding now, it will also weaken the overall strength of the Stanley Ho family. Liang Anqi also holds a lot of shares in SJM. If SJM does not develop well, her personal interests will also be lost.
said Liang Anqi, if she competes by herselfThe investment must be considering the development of the children, but now her two sons and two daughters have not yet determined the development direction. He Youjun started his own business in the Mainland, He Chaoxin just graduated, He Youheng helped at SJM, He Chaoying was busy with his small family. Without the help of her children, it would be difficult for Liang Anqi to bid on her own. So Liang Anqi might as well deal with outsiders together with He Chaoqiong, and keep the three gambling cards first.
For He Chaoqiong, in addition to Liang Anqi's help, she has another card, and that is the Huo Yingdong family. The relationship between the Stanley Ho family and the Fok Yingdong family goes without saying. In fact, the Huo Yingdong family is still the second largest shareholder of Macau Entertainment Corporation, and they hold more than 30% of the shares.
Macau Entertainment Company is the major shareholder of SJM Holdings, and at the same time, Macau Entertainment Company's assets are spread throughout Macau, including airlines, airports, ports, and some shopping malls, hotels, travel agencies, etc. in Macau have shares in Macau Entertainment Corporation. In 2003, Huo Yingdong donated tens of billions worth of shares in Macau Entertainment Company, and donated these shares to Macau Huo Yingdong Foundation, the current chairman of this foundation is Fok Zhenting.
In fact, Fok Zhenting is also the co-chairman of SJM now, but he is less involved in management work on a daily basis. But at the critical moment, their family's interests are also consistent with the He Hongshen family, so the Huo family must have secretly helped He Chaoqiong to successfully renew the gambling contract.
At present, the possibility that the Stanley Ho family will renew three gambling cards at the same time is still very high. After all, Genting Group has no place in Macau, and the new gambling card operation period is only 10 years, which is also a help to He Chaoqiong. very busy.
Of course, the gaming industry in Macau is also undergoing reforms. It will become more and more strict and standardized in the future. In fact, it will be more and more difficult to make big money in this industry. He Chaoqiong should also lead the Stanley Ho family to take a bigger view, not just looking at the gaming industry, but should use their capital to invest in other businesses and promote the development of the regional economy. This is the most meaningful thing.
