Razon is 6th most influential person in Asian gaming sector

MANILA, Philippines — Ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon is among the Most Influential Persons in the high stakes world of gaming in the Asian region while his Bloomberry Resorts Corp. has hit the jackpot in terms of accolades.

Razon was recognized for the second year in a row as the sixth Most Influential Person in the 2023 edition of the Asian Gaming Power 50, a ranking of the 50 most influential and prominent Asian gaming industry leaders and executives by Inside Asian Gaming.

Razon is the chairman of Solaire Resort operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp.

Thomas Arasi, Bloomberry president and COO, ranked 37th, up from 38th in the previous year.

Inside Asian Gaming is a leading gaming and entertainment media brand which likewise recognized Solaire Resort Entertainment City under the Best Regional Asia-Pacific Integrated Resort (IR) and Best Gaming Floor categories in its annual IR Academy Awards.

Razon was also named Outstanding CEO, besting his Macau-based counterparts.

From FinanceAsia’s Best Managed Companies Poll 2023 – based on nominations by Asia’s savvy community of investors and financial analysts – Bloomberry won three awards. These are the Best CEOs (bronze) while Estella Tuason-Occeña, who is Bloomberry’s executive vice president, CFO, and treasurer, was recognized in the Best CFO category (silver).

Bloomberry, as a listed company, received the gold medal in the Philippines’ Best Mid-cap category.

Furthermore, Bloomberry was dubbed Casino Operator of the Year for the second year in a row in the 2023 iteration of the Global Gaming Awards Asia by Gambling Insider, a leading global gaming media platform.

The Global Gaming Awards recognize the strongest performers over the last 12 months under various categories across the Asia-Pacific region. The awardees are selected by a panel of 30 senior executives from the APAC gaming industry.

In the 2023 Asia’s Outstanding Companies Poll by Asiamoney, Bloomberry was recognized as the Overall Most Outstanding Company  in the Philippines as well as Most Outstanding Company in the Philippines – for both Small/Mid cap and casinos and gaming categories.

This is the second time Bloomberry has been recognized in the same three categories simultaneously. The poll is designed to acknowledge listed companies that have excelled in areas such as financial performance, management team excellence, IR activities and CSR initiatives.

Bloomberry is privileged to be one of only nine corporate recipients of the inaugural Enterprise Asia Linchpin of Asia Awards. The prestigious Enterprise Asia Linchpin of Asia Awards is a recognition program dedicated to honor the excellent and the best-of-the-best industry leaders and enterprises in Asia.

In the 13th Asian Excellence Awards by Corporate Governance Asia, Bloomberry received accolades for Best Investor Relations Company and Asia’s Best CSR – both for the fifth consecutive year.

Moving forward, Bloomberry aims to further cement its position as the Philippines’ leading integrated resort developer and operator as it opens Solaire Resort North in Quezon City next year.