[June 30, 2025, Macau] The MGM Golden Lion Team delivered an exceptional performance, winning a total of 13 awards at the Seventh Macao Integrated Tourism and Leisure Enterprises Vocational Skills Competition. Organized by the Labour Affairs Bureau and the Macao Federation of Trade Unions (FAOM), the competition is made up of three major competitions: the Gastronomy Vocational Skills Competition, the Hotel Integrated Service Vocational Skills Competition and the Gaming & Entertainment Vocational Skills Competition. MGM specially appointed and trained 24 elite team members from its Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, Facilities Management, and Table Games departments to participate.

In the “Gastronomy Vocational Skills Competition,” the team won the Gold Award in the “Chinese Cuisine” category for the third consecutive year and stood out as the only team to receive both the Best Team Performance Award and the Best Dish Made with Designated Ingredients Award. Additionally, they earned the Special Gold Award and Table Setting Efficiency Award in the “Western F&B Service” category.

In the “Hotel Integrated Service Vocational Skills Competition,” the team secured the Special Gold Award in the “Room Make-Up” category for the sixth consecutive year and received the Best Work Safety Awareness Award for the second year in a row. They also achieved Gold Award and emerged as the sole recipient of the Best Teamwork Award in the “Facilities Maintenance” category.

In the “Gaming & Entertainment Vocational Skills Competition,” the team continued their winning streak by securing the Special Gold Award in the “Customer Service” category for the third consecutive year and achieved 1st Runner-Up in the Group category and 2nd Runner-Up in the Individual category of “Chipping,” along with a Bronze Award in “Game Rules”. All these impressive results underscore the team’s outstanding professional skills and reflect MGM’s strong commitment to talent development.

On the day of the event, Hubert Wang, President & Chief Operating Officer of MGM China Holdings Limited; Wendy Yu, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Tian Han, Executive Vice President & Chief Gaming Officer and Iwan Dietschi, Senior Vice President of Hospitality, along with other MGM management members, attended the event to cheer on the participants, showcasing the true spirit of the Golden Lion Team.

As a company deeply rooted in Macau, MGM is committed to nurturing talent through innovative and diversified approaches, leveraging our unique strengths to promote both upward and lateral career development among our team members. Two of our major cultural tourism initiatives—the POLY MGM MUSEUM and the residency show Macau 2049—have created non-gaming employment opportunities in Macau, contributing to the cultivation of talent for “Cultural Macau” and promoting the city’s economic diversification.

Moving forward, MGM will continue to work closely with the government and various organizations to organize a wide range of training programs and provide holistic learning resources for our team members. We will also strengthen our cross-sectoral talent development mechanisms. In support of the integration of Macau and Hengqin, we are committed to offering comprehensive training for tourism professionals across the Greater Bay Area to enhance their professional capabilities and inject new impetus into Macau’s sustainable economic development.

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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 Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions 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. 

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. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include 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.

Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience.  MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. 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 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, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

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Jessie Kuan

Executive Director of Public Relations

MGM

Tel: (853) 8806 3412

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Karen Lam

Assistant Director of Corporate Relations

MGM

Tel: (853) 8806 3421

Email: karenlam@mgm.mo