The most influential people in the gaming industry

Gambling is one of the most profitable business areas. The annual turnover in this industry reaches 500 billion dollars. Of course, players provide such huge casino profits. Indeed, for any of the business areas it is very important to have customers who will buy a product or use the service on an ongoing basis. And, of course, one cannot fail to mention the many people who work and develop this area every day.

As a rule, every successful company is associated with a person who, with his work, brought it to the top of Olympus. It will be about such people, the creators of the largest gaming companies, who have made a special contribution to the development of gambling entertainment.

Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson is the founder of Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands owns the largest and most profitable casino in the world. At his already venerable age, and he is already 86 years old, he is actively working on the development of his company.

It was Sheldon who introduced such a service as an integrated resort into the gambling industry. This is a complex of institutions that offer players not only gambling entertainment, but also housing, food, drinks and a whole range of other services.

Adelson advocates a ban on online gambling in the US. For which he was repeatedly criticized by supporters of the legalization of online casinos.

Steve Wynn

Almost 30 years ago, Steve Wynn opened his first BetNero casino, which has been successfully operating to this day. He personally worked on the project of the building of the future gaming establishment. More than half a billion dollars was spent on the construction of the casino. The gaming establishment itself was implemented in a tropical style with decorative volcanoes and exotic plants.

Stanley and Lawrence Ho

Stanley Howe, 97, announced in May 2019 that he was retiring and the reins of power would be handed over to his successor. Stanley Ho was born in Hong Kong. And from a young age he earned a reputation as an intelligent and enterprising young man. He managed to get a government tender to open a casino in Macau. To realize his plans, he joined forces with a well-known businessman and an ardent fan of gambling entertainment Henry Fock.

His company Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau has been a monopoly in the Macau gambling market for over 40 years. But in 2002, the Macau government allowed other operators to open their gambling establishments in the country.

James Parker

James is one of the most famous businessmen not only in his homeland of Australia, but throughout the world. At the moment, his company owns two of the largest integrated resorts in the country.

In addition, Parker has shares in some of the major casinos in Macau and the Philippines. In 2013, his company Crown Resorts received permission to conduct gaming activities in Sri Lanka. But after some time, the government canceled the licenses for all casinos, including Parker’s gaming establishments.

The Australian tycoon plans to expand the geography of his gaming establishments and open a casino in the United States within the next few years.

Kazuo Okada

Okada made a huge amount of money by selling slot machines all over the world. Kazuo is one of the most important personalities in the world of gambling. He is currently building an integrated resort in the Philippines. According to the laws of this country, a foreigner can only claim 40 percent of the territory on which the business will be located. The remainder must be managed by a Filipino citizen. Therefore, Kazuo took on a local entrepreneur, Antonio Koyuangco, as a partner. Okada also owns a 20 percent stake in Wynn Resorts casino.