Melco named Socially Responsible Operator of the Year at 12th International Gaming Awards
February 12 2019 - 6:00AM
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited is proud to be named
Socially Responsible Operator of the Year (Land Based) at the 12th
International Gaming Awards (IGA). Melco was shortlisted and named
the category’s winner among global integrated resorts and gaming
operators, by an esteemed judging panel of worldwide gaming
industry experts. The award recognizes Melco’s proactive and
innovative corporate social responsibility initiatives, in
particular to promote and enhance processes and safeguards towards
responsible gaming. Ms. Akiko Takahashi, Executive Vice President,
Chief Officer of Human Resources and Corporate Social
Responsibility of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, received the
award on behalf of Melco at the award ceremony held in London,
United Kingdom.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment,
said, “Responsible gaming has been and continues to be a top
priority for Melco. We are thrilled to receive this award from IGA
as a testament to the efforts we dedicate to this highly
significant focus area as part of our Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR), and would like to take this opportunity to
thank the organizers and our employees who made this achievement
possible.”
Melco’s three-pronged system utilizes a
comprehensive framework to implement initiatives developed for
responsible gaming; including process and technology, community
engagement and employee education. With use of the most advanced
technology, Melco is the first gaming and integrated resort
operator in Asia to deploy facial recognition systems at all gaming
area entrances to assist self-exclusion and consented third-party
exclusion. Melco continues to promote and raise awareness of
responsible gaming both internally and externally through its
best-in-class and pre-emptive strategies to benefit a healthier,
and more sustainable society.
Most recently, the company sponsored, produced
and aired a responsible gaming public service video on primetime
television in Macau promoting the importance of family support to
help one stay in control, and hosts regular responsible gaming
workshops for women in the community free of charge. Internally,
Melco hosts a wide range of activities and training courses for
employees to better understand and further promote the message of
responsible gaming. Recognition for Melco’s CSR programs and system
dedicated to responsible gaming include being the first and only
integrated resort operator to attain CSR Gold Award twice at
Business Awards of Macau (2013 and 2017).
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/495009cb-b45f-41dd-8a5b-b8913654590d
About Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Limited
The Company, with its American depositary shares
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MLCO), is a
developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment
casino resort facilities in Asia. The Company currently operates
Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), a casino hotel located at
Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an
integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Its
business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which
comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic
gaming machines in Macau. The Company also majority owns and
operates Studio City (www.studiocity-macau.com), a
cinematically-themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming
resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, a Philippine subsidiary
of the Company currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila
(www.cityofdreams.com.ph), a casino, hotel, retail and
entertainment integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex
in Manila. For more information about the Company, please visit
www.melco-resorts.com.
The Company is strongly supported by its single
largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a
company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who
is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company.
For media enquiries, please contact: Chimmy
Leung Executive Director, Corporate Communications Tel: +852 3151
3765 Email: chimmyleung@melco-resorts.com
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