Forbes’ 37th Annual World’s Billionaires List, which was published this week, features 24 individuals who have made their fortunes in the gambling industry.
The business media outlet said the world’s richest people are collectively worth US$12.2 trillion, a drop of about US$500 billion from the 2022 report. There are 28 fewer billionaires today than there was last year, too.
The majority of the individuals who made their fortunes through gambling businesses are from the United States, accounting for nine of the total. Japan and Hong Kong follow closely, with four and three billionaires, respectively. Sweden, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom each have two billionaires on the list.
The combined net worth of these 24 gambling tycoons amounts to US$117.3 billion.
Dr. Miriam Adelson, the widow of the late Sheldon Adelson, who founded Las Vegas Sands, remains the richest magnate whose wealth was primarily derived through gambling. Adelson has an estimated net worth of US$35 billion, up US$7.5 billion from a year ago. Adelson is the 35th-richest person on the planet.
The 24 gaming tycoons listed on Forbes 2023 list:
Rank: 35 – Miriam Adelson & Family – Las Vegas Sands – US$35.7 billion
Rank: 114 – Lui Che Woo – Chairman of Galaxy – US$15.2 billion
Rank: 248 – Karel Komarek – founder of Allwyn Group (lottery) – US$8.3 billion
Rank: 300 – Enrique Razon Jr – Bloomberry Resorts – US$7.4 billion
Rank: 313 – Johann Graf – owner of Novomatic – US$7.2 billion
Rank: 326 – Denise Coates – co-CEO of Bet365 – US$7 billion
Rank: 458 – Teddy Sagi – founder of Playtech – US$5.5 billion
Rank: 502 – Mark Scheinberg – co-founder of PokerStars – US$5.2 billion
Rank: 726 – Pansy Ho – co-chair of MGM China/chair of Shun Tak – US$3.8 billion
Rank: 897 – Steve Wynn – US$3.2 billion
Rank: 902 – John Coates – co-CEO of Bet365 – US$3.2 billion
Rank: 907 – Jon Yarbrough – Video Gaming Technologies (sold to Aristocrat in 2014) –US$3.2 billion
Rank: 1077 – Chen Lip Keong – CEO of NagaCorp – US$2.8 billion
Rank: 1101 – Angela Leong –SJM Holdings – US$2.7 billion
Rank: 1266 – Lim Kok Thay – chairman of Genting – US$2.4 billion
Rank: 1392 – Elaine Wynn – US$2.1 billion
Rank: 1407 – William Boyd and family – Boyd Gaming Corporation – US$2.1 billion
Rank: 1657 – Fredrik Österberg – Evolution AB (casino solutions) – US$1.8 billion}
Rank: 1732 – Jens von Bahr – Evolution AB (casino solutions) – US$1.7 billion
Rank: 1999 – Kazuo Okada – US$1.4 billion
Rank: 2057 – Hajime Satomi – chairman of Sega Sammy – US$1.3 billion
Rank: 2095 – Lawrence Ho – Melco Resorts – US$1.3 billion
Rank: 2393 – Masayuki Ishihara – Heiwa (pachinko machine maker) – US$1 billion
Rank: 2397 – Hideyuki Busujima – son of Sankyo founder (pachinko machine maker) – US$1 billion
Source: GMB
