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The life of Stanley Ho, who rose to riches through chaotic times, was colourful.

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HONG KONG - Macau's legendary "king of gambling", as he was often called, Stanley Ho died on Tuesday at the age of 98.
The life of the billionaire tycoon, who rose to riches through chaotic times, was colourful, both in and out of his world-famous casinos which made tiny Macau one of the key gambling destinations of the world, overtaking even Las Vegas, the Sin City, in the United States.
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