Macau's two biggest gaming moguls Stanley Ho and Sheldon Adelson held a secret lunch in a private ballroom at the Venetian on tuesday. The bitter rivals, who in the past have exchanged strong accusations, had a 'social lunch with no particular business agenda', a Las Vegas Sands (LVS) source told macaubusiness.com. However we understand the two men had plenty to chew over as they sat down for the meal.

Macau - Dr. Stanley Ho, a leader and pioneer in international gaming, will be honored with the G2E Asia Visionary Award during Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) 2009. The second annual G2E Asia Visionary award recognizes Dr. Ho's key role in the Macau gaming market's growth and success.

(Reuters) - An apparent attempt to foment anti-American sentiment by prominent Chinese casino operator Stanley Ho could hurt Las Vegas Sands Corp's operations in Macau, its Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. "You never know the effect his words could have," Adelson told the paper, referring to comments attributed to Ho in Chinese newspapers.

Lawrence Ho, son of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, expressed last week its interest in building casinos in Taiwan. Ho said it has an ideal geographical location, being near South-East Asia and China. “If the Taiwan government lifts the ban on gambling, I am interested in making investments in Taiwan,” he said while attending a seminar in Taipei on Taiwan, Hong Kong and China business opportunities.

Stanley Ho's estranged sister, Winnie, was yesterday seeking to appeal the court decision of the listing of SJM Holdings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. According to a Reuters report, Winnie Ho had filed a notice of motion in the Court of Appeal informing it of her intention to take her case to the Court of Final Appeal. She is contesting the decision by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to allow SJM's listing to proceed.

Stanley Ho, managing director of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) yesterday inspected the first phase of design proposals for the redevelopment of the site of the Hotel and Casino Lisboa. Ambrose So, director of SJM, Louis Ng, director and chief operating officer of SJM, Angela Leong, director of SJM, and Frank McFadden, president of jint ventures and business developments of SJM, also joined Ho in the inspection.

Macao tycoon Stanley Ho’s gaming flagship finally made its stock market debut on Wednesday, dipping below its offering price in Hong Kong trade after overcoming a last-minute legal challenge. The debut for SJM Holdings, which raised USD 494 million in a scaled-back share sale amid a poor market, comes as the casino operator struggles to compete with aggressive US operators led by Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts.

Hong Kong (Reuters) - Macau's SJM Holdings, the casino flagship of tycoon Stanley Ho, overcame a last-minute hurdle to listing on the Hong Kong stock market when a court ruled on Wednesday against a case disputing the deal. Stanley Ho's sister, Winnie Ho, had sought a judicial review in Hong Kong's high court of regulatory decisions allowing the scaled-back USD 494 million initial public offering of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) Holdings Ltd to proceed.

Last week's announced slowing of casino development and fixing of commission rates for junket operators was welcomed by the director of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM), Stanley Ho Hung-sun yesterday as necessary to stop the “cut throat” competition between operators. “I think it is excellent news for Macau in general. It is high time to take care of the gaming sections problems,” he said before presenting the trophy for the Macau Derby 2008 at the Macau Jockey Club yesterday, a race sponsored by SJM.

Stanley Ho Hung-sun's Sociedade de Jogos de Macau has postponed its initial public offering after being asked to undertake procedural clarifications by the Securities and Futures Commission, sources said yesterday. An SFC official who declined to be named, however, told Dow Jones Newswires that the regulatory body will not comment on specific cases.