Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho dies

Published May 27, 2020
Stanley Ho
Stanley Ho

HONG KONG: Stanley Ho, the Hong Kong-born tycoon who made billions transforming neighbouring Macau from a sleepy Portuguese outpost into the world’s biggest gambling hub, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, his family said.

Known as the “godfather” of Macau’s casinos, Ho was instrumental in turning the semi-autonomous city on China’s southern coastline into a gambling boomtown.

He fathered at least 17 children and speculation about how his vast fortune would be divided among his offspring has long occupied Hong Kong’s tabloid media alongside public family feuds.

Family members said Ho passed away shortly after 1pm local time in hospital.

“My father will live in our family members’ hearts forever, and the hearts of all the people who benefited from him and were encouraged by him,” daughter Pansy told reporters. China’s state-run CCTV described Ho as a “patriotic entrepreneur”.

Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2020

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