Insight GAMING’S BILLIONAIRES
Pansy Ho Rank: No. 212 Wealth: $6.4bn Age: 51 Hong Kong
The co-chair of MGM China, Pansy Ho, saw her wealth rise by $2bn since last year as the shares in her joint venture with MGM Resorts jumped nearly 70 per cent. Pansy became Hong Kong's richest woman when the casino outfit went public in Hong Kong three years ago.
Kunio Busujima Rank: No. 295 Wealth: $4.9bn Age: 88 Japan
Kunio Busujima is the founder and honorary chairman of pachinko gaming-machine maker Sankyo, now run by his son Hideyuki. The company's fortunes are improving with growing sales and a share price bump of more than a third over the past year.
Kirk Kerkorian Rank: No. 328 Wealth: $328bn Age: 96 US
Hotel magnate Kirk Kerkorian is still making money at the age of 96. Despite selling $750m worth of shares of MGM International Resorts in recent years, the Chairman emeritus (he stepped down as chairman three years ago) still owns nearly one-fifth its shares, which have nearly doubled in the past year - helping boost his net worth by $1.2bn.
Steve Wynn Rank: No. 396 Wealth: $3.8bn Age: 72 US
Embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute with Kazuo Okada, Steve Wynn dropped some of the allegations last year; in October a judge placed the case on six month hold while prosecutors further investigate Okada's potential involvement in bribery in the Philippines. Ex-wife Elaine has capitalised on the dispute to try to regain voting control of her Wynn Resorts stock.
Angela Leong Rank: No. 609 Wealth: $2.8bn Age: 52 Hong Kong
Angela Leong, the fourth wife of Stanley Ho (they never officially married), gained control of SJM Holdings after Mr. Ho divided his gambling empire among his four wives and 17 children. SJM, which operates 18 casinos in Macau, its to invest $3.2bn on a new casino resort in Cotai to compete with its five rivals that already have projects under way there.
Han Chang-Woo Rank: No. 466 Wealth: $3.4bn Age: 83 Japan
Korean-Japanese businessman Han Chang-Woo, is chairman and CEO of Maruhan, which owns pachinko parlours, bowling alleys, golf driving ranges and movie theaters in Japan. One of its biggest draws are new machine events. At its Tokyo tower more than 500 machines challenge 5,000 daily players. They are replaced every six months.
Elaine Wynn Rank: No. 642 Wealth: $2.7bn Age: 70 US
Elaine Wynn cofounded Wynn Resorts with ex-husband Steve three decades ago and sits on the board of the company. As part of the couple's 2010 divorce, Elaine received 11 million shares of the company, though an agreement with former business partner, Kazuo Okada, required that she clear any shares sales with her ex- husband.
Lawrence Ho Rank: No. 551 Wealth: $3bn Age: 37 Hong Kong
Son of Macau gambling-industry legend Stanley Ho, has seen a big rise in the stock price of his Hong Kong-listed holding company, Melco International. Melco Crown Entertainment, a venture with Australian billionaire James Packer, which has casino-resort projects in Macau and Manila. He is teaming up with Robert De Niro and others to open a Nobu Hotel in Manila.
Phillip Ruffin Rank: No. 687 Wealth: $2.5bn Age: 78 US
Las Vegas tycoon Phillip Ruffin bought Treasure Island Resort & Casino for $755m in March 2009, with the property now worth an estimated $1.6bn. He sold the New Frontier Hotel & Casino to Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva's El-Ad Group in 2007 for $1.2 billion, after purchasing the hotel in 1998 for only $165m.
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