# Mario Ho

Beyond the Casino: Mario Ho’s Billion-Dollar Pivot to Hainan’s E-sports Frontier

Mario Ho, son of casino mogul Stanley Ho, is investing 1.4 billion RMB to build an e-sports-themed tourism complex in Sanya's Haitang Bay. The move marks a strategic shift for his Nasdaq-listed NIP Group to diversify revenue streams amid a challenging market for digital e-sports.