Luxury Wedding Worth 8.4 Billion Won in Bali... Casino Tycoon's Daughter Marries Chinese Actor in Wedding of the Century

Macau Tycoon Stanley Ho's Daughter Laurinda Ho
Weds Chinese Actor Shawn Dou in Bali Ceremony

Laurinda Ho, daughter of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, married Canadian-Chinese actor Shawn Dou. The wedding held on the Indonesian tourist destination Bali Island reportedly cost around 50 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately 8.48 billion KRW).

According to Singapore media 'AsiaOne' on the 19th (local time), Laurinda Ho and Shawn Dou held their wedding ceremony on the 17th at the luxury hotel 'Six Senses Uluwatu' on Bali Island. The event lasted for three days.

The wedding, which cost 50 million Hong Kong dollars, deployed 120 security personnel to ensure the safety of the couple and guests. The wedding gifts prepared by Shawn and Laurinda for their guests included expensive perfumes, cosmetics, and chocolates engraved with the couple’s nicknames, 'Dudu' and 'Dada.'

Laulinda Ho (left) and actor Shaun Dow [Image source=Instagram]

It was also reported that the couple rented all 180 rooms of Six Senses Uluwatu. The resort’s nightly rates range from 730 to 2,600 dollars. The dress Laurinda wore was specially made by the famous designer Vera Wang.

Laurinda is the daughter of the late Macau casino industry magnate Stanley Ho and his third wife Ina Chan. Having completed her studies in the UK, she currently runs her own business.

Gift set prepared by the couple for their guests. [Image source=Instagram]

Shawn Dou is an actor who debuted in 2010 with director Zhang Yimou’s film 'Under the Hawthorn Tree' and gained public recognition through various works such as 'Dangerous Liaisons,' 'New Bu Bu Jing Xin,' and 'Shanghai Bund'.

Meanwhile, Laurinda’s father Stanley Ho was nicknamed the 'King of Casinos' in Macau. After receiving the city’s first casino license in 1962, he monopolized the Macau casino market for about 40 years until the monopoly ended with the 2001 law revision. It is known that at one point, two-thirds of Macau’s finances were covered by his taxes, demonstrating his enormous influence on the local economy.

Stanley Ho retired from the casino industry in 2018 and passed away in 2020 at the age of 98.

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