Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MLCO) (“Melco” or the “Company”), a developer, owner and operator of integrated resort facilities in Asia and Europe, today announces that the Macau government has provisionally awarded a ten-year concession to operate games of fortune and chance in casinos in Macau to Melco Resorts (Macau) Limited, a subsidiary of the Company. The final award of such concession, and the terms and conditions of the concession contract, remain subject to the determination of the Macau government.
Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco commented, “We are honored to have been selected and granted a provisional award for the concession to operate gaming in Macau and would like to thank the Macau government for running a smooth and transparent process. We are committed to Macau and its development as Asia’s premier tourist destination.”