![]() ![]() In his later years, he had been involved in litigation with his sister, Winnie Ho, concerning the ownership of the Macau casino. His opinions and statements on Hong Kong's real estate and commercial development had considerable sway on the market. Apart from Hong Kong and Macau, he also invested in mainland China, Portugal, North Korea where he operated a casino, Vietnam, the Philippines, Mozambique, Indonesia and East Timor. It is estimated that his businesses employ almost one-fourth of the workforce of Macau. ![]() Ho was the founder and chairman of Shun Tak Holdings, through which he owned many businesses including entertainment, tourism, shipping, real estate, banking, and air transport. His wealth was divided among his daughter, Pansy Ho ($5.3 billion) who owns MGM Macau, fourth wife Angela Leong ($4.1 billion) who is managing director of SJM Holdings, and son Lawrence Ho ($2.6 billion) who owns City of Dreams. Ho was nicknamed variously Godfather and King of Gambling, reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held on the Macau gambling industry for 40 years. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa. His original patrilineal surname was Bosman, which was later sinicized to 何 (Ho). Stanley Ho Hung-sun GBM GLM GBS GML OBE CStJ SPMP SPMT ( Chinese: 何鴻燊 25 November 1921 – ) was a Hong Kong- Macau billionaire businessman. ![]()
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