Inside Asian Gaming

February 2014 | INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 29 FEATURE Rendering of the under-construction Galaxy Macau Phase 2 might plow upwards of $1.3 billion into non- gaming hotels and sports-related facilities there. “We don’t miss out on great opportunities,”he said.“We’d love to expand, especially after our resorts have proved to be successful.” That could include casinos in the US to add to the six the company operates in Macau, he said. His holdings already include 13 US hotels, seven Hiltons among them. JapanandTaiwanalsofigureprominently on Galaxy’s radar. Mr Lui’s eldest son, Francis, who runs the gaming side as deputy chairman, has said the company is prepared to invest at least $2.6 billion in resort casinos in each of those markets. Mr Lui, who never finished high school, said he plans to set up a charity foundation to fund schools and universities in China. He has funded scholarships, teaching and research centers at universities in Hong Kong and China, including Fudan University in Shanghai, Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Macau. In 2005, he pledged HK$45 million (US$5.7 million) to help build and renovate 150 primary schools on the mainland. “What can I do if I retire, watch the sun rise and set?” he told Bloomberg. “I want to do something meaningful. I don’t want to just sit there waiting to die.”