MGM held the annual blessing ceremony for its Dragon Boat Team at the Nam Van Lake Nautical Center on May 28. Led by a team of the Company’s senior executives, the ceremony was to extend best wishes to 52 MGM team members who will take part in the “Macao International Dragon Boat Races 2021”. Consisting of over 80% of local employees, the Dragon Boat Team will compete across four categories.

Senior executives of MGM, including Kenneth Feng, President, Chief Strategic & Financial Officer; Antonio Menano, Executive Vice President of Legal & General Counsel; Wendy Yu, Executive Vice President of Human Resources; Tian Han, Senior Vice President of Gaming Operations & Strategic Marketing; and Peter Chen, Senior Vice President of VIP Operations, performed a series of traditional rituals, such as offering incense, carving a suckling pig and eye-dotting the dragon boats – a gesture made to symbolically awaken the spirit of the boats, followed by an energetic performance by the cheerleading squad. The ceremony was then drew to a successful closing as the Dragon Boat Team rowed together in the shower of festive confetti cannons.

Kenneth Feng, President, Chief Strategic & Financial Officer of MGM, said, “In MGM, we care about both the physical and mental well-being of our team members. We always encourage them to take part in various sports, particularly traditional Chinese sports like the dragon boats. Not only it enables team members to get physically fit as well as to embody the spirit of unity, cooperation and determination, it is also a great opportunity to get more connected with Chinese traditional culture, hence boosting their cultural confidence. Over the years, our Dragon Boat Team has scored extraordinary results in the races. The Team has been dedicating their spare time to months of intensive trainings, determined to excel the race with their best performances. Everyone in MGM wishes all the very best to the Team in reaching new heights and greatness with our Golden Lion spirit and endeavors.”

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions/subconcessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau. 

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China Holdings Limited is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. 

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