Ho fue fundador y presidente de SJM Holdings y uno de los hombres más ricos de Asia durante décadas. Su fortuna personal se estimaba en unos 6.400 millones de dólares en 2018, año en que se retiró poco antes de cumplir 97 años.
El empresario tuvo 17 hijos con cuatro mujeres.
La revista Fortune define al occiso como "el Rey del Juego" y "un antiguo comerciante de queroseno que construyó un imperio de casinos en Macao y convirtió esta isla china en el centro de juegos más grande del mundo después de Las Vegas".
La compañía que fundó tras adjudicarse el monopolio del juego en 1961, floreció cuando la apertura económica de China generó una avalancha de nuevos ricos apasionados por los juegos de azar.
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FILE - In this May 15, 2011 file photo, the complex of Galaxy Macau is illuminated in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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In this photo taken sept. 20, 2012, croupiers sit at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino during the opening day of Sheraton Macao Hotel at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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© AP Photo / Vincent Yu
FILE - In this May 15, 2011 file photo, the complex of Galaxy Macau is illuminated in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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© AP Photo / Kin Cheung
In this photo taken sept. 20, 2012, croupiers sit at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino during the opening day of Sheraton Macao Hotel at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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© AP Photo / Vincent Yu
FILE - In this May 15, 2011 file photo, the complex of Galaxy Macau is illuminated in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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© AP Photo / Kin Cheung
In this photo taken sept. 20, 2012, croupiers sit at a baccarat gaming table inside a casino during the opening day of Sheraton Macao Hotel at the Sands Cotai Central in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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© AP Photo / Vincent Yu
FILE - In this May 15, 2011 file photo, the complex of Galaxy Macau is illuminated in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
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© AP Photo / Vincent Yu
FILE - In this May 15, 2011 file photo, the complex of Galaxy Macau is illuminated in Macau. In the Philippines, a $4-billion casino project will soon rise from reclaimed land on Manila Bay. In South Korea, foreign investors are scheduled to break ground next year on a clutch of casino resorts offshore. The projects are part of a casino building boom rolling across Asia, where governments are trying to develop their tourism markets to capture increasingly affluent Asians with a penchant for gambling. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Hoy en día, SJM Holdings Limited (por las siglas de Sociedade de Jogos de Macau) es una de las seis compañías autorizadas para operar los juegos de azar en los casinos de Maco bajo una concesión otorgada en 2002.
