Lim Kok Thay

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay is a Malaysian Chinese billionaire businessman. He is a board executive and Chairman of Genting Group, a casinos, resorts and palm oil conglomerate with a market capitalization of almost US$40 billion, and the second son of fellow billionaire Lim Goh Tong, the company’s founder.

  • As Genting chairman, Lim Kok Thay has fast expanded the group’s global footprint in the gaming sector. Resorts World Las Vegas is next.
  • Plans for its movie-inspired theme park at Resorts World Genting collapsed in 2018 after a fallout with 20th Century Fox. Genting sued for $1 billion.
  • In 2018 Lim opened Resorts World Catskills, but the $1.2 billion casino-and-entertainment complex has struggled to lure visitors to upstate New York.
  • The setbacks come amid a family feud over the empire‘s wealth and businesses, which include a palm-oil unit, that has been making local headlines.

 

Genting Group Lim Kok Thay