According to Casino.org, three gaming CEO’s with major business interests in the Macau SAR have made big during the year on bonuses and stock sales and awards.

Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas Sands CEO and chairman, saw his annual salary increase from US$1 million (MOP8.05 million) to US$5 million, with his total compensation package estimated at some US$17 million a year after performance-based bonuses.

Mr. Adelson has a net worth of approximately US$32.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

In January, Wynn Resorts’ CEO Steve Wynn was awarded a stock package distribution worth US$12.5 million, making its big win of the year after immediately selling US$5.2 million in stock, the gaming news portal reported.