Series
One family, half the story of Macau gaming. This series focuses on the gambling king Stanley Ho and his family's place across Macau's gaming and business map — from the patriarch who opened the monopoly era to the next generation steering MGM, Melco and Grand Lisboa.
Stanley Ho was a defining figure of modern Macau. In 1962 he and his partners won Macau's gaming monopoly, and through the Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau (STDM) he dominated Macau gaming for nearly four decades, building landmarks such as the Hotel Lisboa and profoundly reshaping the city's economy and skyline — earning the title "the King of Macau gambling".
Pansy Ho
Group Executive Chairman & Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings and Chairperson & Executive Director of MGM China Holdings. The eldest daughter of Stanley Ho, she is a substantial figure across cross-border transport, hospitality, and gaming, and serves as UNESCO Special Envoy for Cultural and Heritage Tourism.
Lawrence Ho
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.
After the market opened, the next generation of the Ho family each carved out their own ground. Pansy Ho is co-chairperson of MGM China and active in tourism and civic affairs; Lawrence Ho founded Melco International, building integrated resorts such as City of Dreams and Studio City as a leading figure of a new gaming generation; and Angela Leong has long been involved in running SJM (Grand Lisboa) while serving as a legislator.
The story of the Ho family is bound tightly to the rise and turns of Macau's gaming industry. Drawing on public sources, this series presents the family's role in Macau's economic history, without passing judgement on private life.
