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Lawrence Ho<\/p><\/div>\n

Melco Resorts & Entertainment could be interested in all or some of the casinos operated by PAGCOR in the Philippines when they come up for sale next year.<\/p>\n

The Philippine Regulator has been told by the Government that they need to step away from operating casinos and be a regulator only, hence the sale. In an interview with Macau Business Daily Melco said, \u201cthe company welcomes the \u2018developments\u2019 disclosed by the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) over the weekend, when it announced that it will start privatizing 17 exclusively-run casinos countrywide next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recently Lawrence Ho said in an interview with the same publication that, \u201cMelco would be \u201copen-minded\u201d about bidding on PAGCOR properties, the company would be \u201cvery strategic in terms of looking at it.\u201d \u201cIf there was a big redevelopment opportunity, a whole hotel that we could redevelop, we would be potentially interested in doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melco Resorts & Entertainment could be interested in all or some of the casinos operated by PAGCOR in the Philippines when they come up for sale next year. The Philippine Regulator has been told by the Government that they need to step away from operating casinos and be a regulator only, hence the sale. 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