Chapter 0925 – Gambling Cards (II)

Shoden Edson, considered to be one of the world’s most skilled experts in running convention and exhibition centers and the tourism and entertainment industry, and the other major shareholder, Lui Che-woo, was also a well-known figure on Hong Kong Island.

Lv Zhihe, originally from Wuyi, Guangdong, was born in Jiangmen in 1929, moved to Hong Kong with his parents when he was four years old, and started his own business in the 1950s, with K. Wah Construction Materials and K. Wah International listed companies under his banner, as well as more than 200 subsidiaries, and his investments in mainland China, Thailand, Malaysia, the United States and other regions and countries.

It can be said that although the two have no experience in the gambling industry, but the strength of the strong, not at all in the old King of Gamblers, Galaxy’s entry, so that Macau set off a casino competition boom.

To say that Galaxy is held by amateurs, then another gambling license Wynn Resorts (Macau) Limited owner, its in the gambling industry, the name is not under the King of Gamblers.

The chairman of Wynn, Stephen Wayne, has a reputation in the Las Vegas casino in the United States that is even higher than that of Mr. Ho in Macao, and he is also a figure full of legends.

In the late eighties, Las Vegas casinos, began to fully implement the modern enterprise management system.

Stephen Wayne, as the advocate and implementer, successfully transformed the Las Vegas casinos into a resort suitable for families of all sizes, and pushed the theme hotel business trend to a new peak, and was crowned as the “Father of Las Vegas”, and is also known as the gambling world of the big brother level characters.

After Wynn entered Macau, it did invest with great fanfare, spending nearly six billion patacas to build resort-style hotels, shopping malls, shopping centers, and large-scale entertainment facilities.

Since then, the era that originally belonged to the King of Gamblers alone has become history, turning into a three-pronged situation in Macau.

Of course, the investment of nearly MOP20 billion, almost RMB16 billion, by the three companies has put Macau on a fast track of rapid development, but likewise, it has brought about many drawbacks.

The original old gambling king for some of the concepts of the gambling industry, was subversive overthrow, but also some casinos contracted croupiers, and some loan sharks or thousands of people in collusion, a large number of pitfalls to come to Macao to travel and leisure tourists.

In recent years, there are often some reports in the country, some officials with real power, in Macau, deep in the mud, to trace its cause, is that some casinos that these officials lost money dare not publicize, deliberately set up to make it into the jar.

Be exposed to the light of the person is bad luck, I do not know how many not see the light of the domestic officials, in Macau casinos throw money, these guests are also the most popular casinos.

Like the old four of that thing, is happening in the Galaxy company, which is completely Galaxy lax supervision, turn a blind eye and even a thousand door in the people collusion with each other’s results, like this thing, is not the only one, just bad luck hit Zhuang Rui head only.

So from 2002 onwards, Macau’s gambling industry tax revenues have been declining year after year, and violence is commonplace, the entertainment environment has been much worse, so the old King of Gamblers in Macau has fought for a lifetime, is to see in the eyes of the pain in the heart.

Zhuang Rui after listening to this gambling license fight, the heart is a little puzzled, out of the mouth to ask: “Uncle Ming, a total of only three gambling license, how Macau has so many casinos ah?”

“Cough cough ……”

On the side eating grapes gambling king heard Zhuang Rui’s words, immediately choked and coughed up, the two women in the distance rushed over, some stroking chest knocking behind, only to let the old man comfortable a lot.

After the old man caught his breath, he glared at Zhuang Rui in a bad mood and said, “The gambling license is issued to the company, the company can open a casino as long as it has a gambling license, can this still be explained?”

“Hey, hey, am I not an amateur? Don’t be angry, your old man.”

After listening to the old gambling king’s glorious history in Macau, Zhuang Rui was a few points more respectful towards his person, although Zhuang Rui didn’t advocate gambling, but formalizing this industry was a thing that would do more good than harm.

“Right, old man, this gambling license has only been issued for a few years, it’s not so bad that we have to go bid again, right?”

Zhuang Rui suddenly thought that the reason why the King of Gamblers said that he was looking for himself to gamble on his behalf on this matter was because of the gambling license, and his heart suddenly wondered.

In order to bid for this gambling license, several companies have invested more than billions of dollars, this operating right can’t be only three to five years, at least it should be around twenty years, so why did the old man say to let himself gamble on behalf of the cause?

What’s more, the issuance of gambling licenses is held by the Macau government, although Macau is a gambling city, but Zhuang Rui absolutely will not believe that the Macau government will decide the issuance of gambling licenses because of who has high gambling skills.

The old King of Gamblers did not reply, but waved his hand, signaling the women around him to leave, the two women had a bit of reluctance on their faces, but they still retreated and stood at a distance.

“Mr. Zhuang, it’s like this, the government has decided to issue three more gambling licenses, so that a total of six gambling licenses exist in Macau, although this can create a kind of competition, but likewise, it will also cause chaos in the gambling industry in Macau.”

Uncle Ming explained to Zhuang Rui on the side, it turned out that since 2006, the Macau government has been mulling over increasing the number of gambling licenses in Macau, and once the news was released, it caused shockwaves in the world’s gambling world.

With China’s growing strength and rising economic level, many foreigners have realized the strong spending power of the Chinese people, even in foreign casinos such as Las Vegas, Chinese luxury customers are not uncommon.

Foreign countries are still so, close at hand in Macao, not to mention, although the profit decline in recent years, but the back into the Wynn and Galaxy, are earning pots and pans all full, just more than five years, has recovered the investment.

In this way, the Macau gambling license has become a treasure bowl in the eyes of many gambling giants, from the news flow to the present, at least more than 30 large consortiums, interested in entering the Macau gambling industry.

However, the gambling license is issued to the Ho grandfather unfavorable, the same for the other two have already stood in Macau Wynn and Galaxy company is also very unfavorable, more companies to enter, representing the profit will be divided into a large piece, this is the obvious thing.

Although the three companies have been competing fiercely in the past few years, they are now very tacitly united.

To know, the boss of these three companies, all can be said to be the world’s gambling world weathervane general characters, but this time is a joint attitude, do not welcome any company to enter Macau.

This news, immediately caused a furor, those who intend to enter the gambling company in Macau, although the strength is not as strong as these three, but can not stand the number of people ah! In the end, they actually joined forces to boycott the three giants in Macau.

From the news to now almost a year’s time, a number of casinos have kicked the incident, the entire world gambling world are chaotic and huge losses.

Eventually by more than twenty of today’s gambling industry giants, sat down and negotiated a solution, that is, things in the gambling world, or use gambling to solve!

All the companies that intend to enter the gambling industry in Macau, organize a Texas Hold’em Poker Competition, and each company will put out a gambling expert, and come together to grab those three extra gambling cards, and only those who win at the gambling table will be able to go and bid for those three gambling cards.

“Master, doesn’t your company already have a gambling license? The government will still issue gambling licenses to you?”

Hearing this, Zhuang Rui sort of understood after the old gambling king’s words, only that he still had doubts in his heart, these three companies in Macau, were tantamount to fighting against the Macau government’s decision, even if they won at the gambling table, they might not be able to get the gambling license.

“You kid, I really don’t know how you do business.”

The King of Gamblers almost choked again after hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, and paused for a while before he continued in a bad mood, “My current company is called SJM, wouldn’t it be fine to register and BoMo again? As long as the rules, who dares not send me a gambling license?”

The old man said this is a formidable and murderous, he is a lot of the Australian government’s actions are somewhat dissatisfied, if not the old man is too old, this Chief Executive he is sure to go to fight a little bit, the development of Macao will be brought into their own orbit.

“That’s true, other companies have withdrawn, then the gambling license can only be issued to you.”

Zhuang Rui couldn’t help but shake his head after figuring out this link, it was estimated that the old man was also forced to agree to this condition, after all, there are winners and losers in gambling, and no one would dare to pat themselves on the back and say that they are invincible.

“How about it? This ship of mine, you dare to accept it now, right?”

The old King of Gamblers looked at Zhuang Rui with hopeful eyes, although he trained a lot of gambling masters under his command, just like Uncle Ming and others, but counting these people under his command, the King of Gamblers actually had a trace of certainty in his heart.

And this time Zhuang Rui to Macau, let the King of Gamblers remembered a few years ago to see the odd gambling, the heart of the Zhuang Rui up unlimited curiosity, which is generous to open the counting room to Zhuang Rui as a gambling hall.

And Zhuang Rui’s performance didn’t disappoint the King of Gamblers, despite the fact that the last game had a do-or-die card, the calm and collected temperament Zhuang Rui showed at the gambling table made the King of Gamblers very optimistic about him.

“Master, I still can’t take this boat, I don’t know how to play Texas Hold’em at all!”

Zhuang Rui this pokies or the first two years of the temporary clasp learned, as for the Texas Hold’em poker gameplay, although he also knows, but has never been through the actual battle, coupled with the heart really do not want to get involved in this matter, simply will not play to do up the pretext.

The old King of Gamblers scoffed at Zhuang Rui’s words, waved his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to play, Ah Ming can teach you, young man, in the end, gambling is no longer about the cards, but about the heart, and a firm heart will be the winner in the end.”

“It’s like this, Mr. Zhuang, today even if I get that flush shot, at most I can only win 200 million from the other side, and I can’t pokie to all the other side’s chips like you.”

Uncle Ming was also considered to be one of Macau’s counted gambling experts, but for this young man, Zhuang Rui, he was really convinced.