\n Posted on: September 25, 2025, 07:56h.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n
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- Macau casino operator says video is \u201centirely fraudulent\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n
- AI-generated video features Ho\u2019s likeness to promote a \u201cfictitious\u201d investment scheme<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
MGM China warned investors that a video featuring the likeness of Chairperson and Executive Director Pansy Ho was generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and is a \u201cdeepfake.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MGM China Chairperson and Executive Director Pansy Ho. The company said a video of her likeness promising investment returns is fraudulent and a deepfake. (Image: Reuters<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The video in question features AI-generated likeness of Ho promoting what the Macau casino operator described as a \u201cfictitious investment plan\u201d promising outsized returns. MGM China, which runs two integrated resorts in the Chinese gaming enclave, added the video \u201cunlawfully impersonated\u201d Ho.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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MGM China declares that such content is entirely fraudulent and has no connection whatsoever with the Company or Ms. Ho,\u201d said the gaming company in a statement. \u201cMGM China reiterates that neither the Company nor Ms. Pansy Ho has at any time been involved in, authorized, or endorsed the purported investment plan featured in the deepfake video.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Ho is one of the largest shareholders in MGM China and is also managing director and a 15% owner<\/a> of MGM Grand Paradise, the entity that holds the license for MGM China\u2019s two Macau integrated resorts.<\/p>\n
Pansy Ho Is Recognizable Gaming Persona in Asia<\/h2>\n
With the evolution of generative AI, deepfakes are becoming more common<\/a>, including in the gaming world where bad actors attempt to leverage the computer-generated images and videos for a variety of nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n
\nAs follower of American politics and pop culture know, deepfakes have appeared in this country featuring images of famous people and that appears to be the approach the perpetrators used when illegally using Ho\u2019s likeness. The tactic isn\u2019t surprising given that she\u2019s one of Asia\u2019s most prominent businesswomen. She\u2019s also one of the wealthiest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Owing in part to her visibility in the Asia-Pacific region, MGM China emphasized neither the company nor Ho had anything to do with the video.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe video was neither created nor released by the Company or Ms. Pansy Ho. MGM China condemns these acts of impersonation and misrepresentation in the strongest terms and reserves all legal rights against the parties involved, to protect our rights and interests,\u201d the gaming operator added in the press release.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Interesting Timing for Pansy Ho Deepfake<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s not clear if the perps timed the fraudulent Ho video to coincide with what\u2019s been a buoyant stretch<\/a> for Macau casino operators, but that\u2019s what happened. Even with challenges to September gross gaming revenue (GGR) presented by Typhoon Ragasa, Macau is on pace for its best year in GGR terms since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. MGM China is contributing to that rebound.<\/p>\n
The operator of MGM Cotai and MGM Macau is adding market share in the world\u2019s largest casino markets while some rivals dither on that front. In a recent report, Morningstar analyst Jennifer Song says \u00a0Ho\u2019s company<\/a> is getting a lift from the addition of more table games capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
- AI-generated video features Ho\u2019s likeness to promote a \u201cfictitious\u201d investment scheme<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n