Founder, Chairman & CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Son of Stanley Ho and his third wife Ina Chan, he built Melco from a Macao-focused gaming bet into a multi-jurisdictional integrated-resort operator, with properties including City of Dreams Macau, Studio City, Morpheus, and City of Dreams Mediterranean.
His father left him a Macao gaming licence; he used it to open an integrated resort in Cyprus.
Lawrence Ho is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Son of Stanley Ho and his third wife Ina Chan, he built Melco from a Macao-focused gaming bet into a multi-jurisdictional integrated-resort operator — with properties including City of Dreams Macau, Studio City, Morpheus, and City of Dreams Mediterranean.
Profile
- Chinese Name: 何猷龍
- English Name: Lawrence Ho
- Region: Hong Kong / Macao / Cyprus
- Domains: Business
- Industry: Gaming · Integrated resorts
- Subject type: Entrepreneur
Principal Roles
- Founder, Chairman & CEO, Melco Resorts & Entertainment
- Chairman & CEO, Melco International Development
Career
Born in Hong Kong in 1976, Lawrence Ho is the son of Stanley Ho and his third wife Ina Chan. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a degree in commerce, he began his career in investment banking.
I. Taking over Melco
He took the helm at Melco International in 2001, transforming the family business from a stock-and-property holding company into a gaming holding group.
II. Melco PBL and Macao expansion
In 2006 he co-founded Melco PBL with Australia's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, securing a Macao gaming sub-concession in 2007. He opened City of Dreams Macau (2009), Studio City (2015), and Morpheus (2018) — cementing his place among the Macao gaming majors.
III. Beyond Macao
In 2022 he opened City of Dreams Mediterranean in Limassol, Cyprus, the EU's first large-scale integrated resort, marking Melco's move into global markets.
Key Achievements
- Founder of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, one of Macao's six gaming operators
- Built City of Dreams, Studio City, and Morpheus as Cotai landmarks
- Opened the EU's first large-scale integrated resort (Cyprus)
- The most internationally active gaming operator among the second-generation Ho family
Contribution to Macao
Lawrence Ho built Melco from a local Hong Kong company into one of Macao's six gaming concessionaires. City of Dreams Macau, Studio City, and Morpheus are core landmarks of Cotai and have directly shaped Macao's post-2010 tourism and entertainment landscape. His Cyprus venture exports the "Macao model" of the integrated resort to a new continent.