Sands China Makes Annual MOP 675K Responsible Gaming Donation to Five Local NGOs

18th year of donations

(Macao, Mar. 14, 2023) – Sands China Ltd. made a MOP 675,000 donation March 8 to five local nongovernmental organisations to aid their responsible gaming efforts in 2023.

Since 2006, Sands China has made more than MOP 6.9 million in responsible gaming donations, an annual practice that is part of the company's commitment to corporate social responsibility and its support to the sustainable development of the local community.

At a ceremony March 8 at The Venetian^® Macao, Andy Kobel, Sands China's senior vice president of table games and gaming optimization, and Michael Lee, the company's vice president of concession administration and casino compliance, presented ceremonial donation cheques to representatives of this year's five beneficiaries: the Young Men's Christian Association of Macau, the Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Services Coordination Office, the Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home, the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao, and Bosco Youth Service Network.

Sands China's donations help support various responsible gaming efforts of the NGOs, including parent-child responsible gaming and financial management activities, roadshows, workshops, trainings, sharing sessions, responsible gaming promotional videos and quiz games, and more.

Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: "Sands China is pleased to continue our annual donations to Macao NGOs doing important responsible gaming work in the community. We are grateful for our collaborations over the years, and look forward to continuing our joint efforts to raise awareness and understanding of responsible gaming in Macao."

Sands China remains committed to the personal well-being of its team members and guests and recognises the importance of responsible gaming to the Macao community. The company continues to be a proactive supporter of the Macau SAR government's "Lost Control, Lose Family" responsible gaming promotions. Apart from its annual donations to local NGOs, Sands China was the first gaming operator in Macao to launch a self-exclusion programme in 2004, and was a pioneer in including responsible gaming training in its company-wide team member orientation programme. Sands China established its comprehensive responsible gaming programme in 2007, in an effort to develop an environment and a culture of responsible gaming in Macao.

Photo caption: Andy Kobel (ninth from right), Sands China's senior vice president of table games and gaming optimization, and Michael Lee (tenth from right), Sands China's vice president of concession administration and casino compliance, present ceremonial donation cheques totalling MOP 675,000 to representatives from five local NGOs in support of their responsible gaming efforts: the Young Men's Christian Association of Macau, the Sheng Kung Hui Macau Social Services Coordination Office, the Macao Gaming Industry Employees Home, the Youth Volunteers Association of Macao, and Bosco Youth Service Network.