Melco Honored at Global Gaming Expo Asia Awards 2019
May 27 2019 - 8:46AM
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has been honored by the
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia Awards 2019 for Best Integrated
Resorts Non-Gaming Attraction for its award-winning show “The House
of Dancing Water” as well as Best Corporate Social Responsibility
Contribution for its dedication to social responsibility. The
G2E Asia Awards 2019 recognize companies that are at the forefront
of their industries for excellence in various areas, including
companies that offer pioneering entertainment that go beyond gaming
and those that demonstrate social responsibility to the local
community. Winners of the G2E Asia Awards 2019, co-organized
by G2E Asia and Inside Asian Gaming, are selected after a rigorous
evaluation process by a panel of well-respected industry
experts.
The Best IR Non-Gaming Attraction award is for
the show “The House of Dancing Water”, an award-winning spectacle
at City of Dreams, Macau produced by world-renowned theatre
director Mr. Franco Dragone. It is the world’s largest
water-based extravaganza that has been showcased to over 5.8
million audiences from around the world since its debut in
2010.
In addition, the Best Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) Contribution award recognizes the wide array
of CSR programs Melco offers that encompasses environmental
responsibility, responsible gaming, women’s initiatives, youth
programs, education and developmental programs, and cultural and
heritage preservation. Earlier this year, Melco was also named
Socially Responsible Operator of the Year at the 12th International
Gaming Awards and received the 7th Cross-Strait-Four-Region
Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award organized by the
Mirror Post of Hong Kong.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment,
said, “We are thrilled to receive this prestigious recognition from
G2E Asia Awards. Both awards further underpin Melco’s position as a
leading integrated resort operator globally that constantly strives
to excel in what we offer to our guests while giving back to our
local community. These two awards recognize the dedication
our colleagues have for delivering pioneering and industry-leading
entertainment while always dedicating ourselves to helping those
around us in society.”
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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