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Casino magnate Stanley Ho Hung-sun is Macau's most powerful man and features in Forbes list of the world's 100 richest people. So why is he in and out of court with his sister?
They have a long-running feud. Winnie Ho Yuen-ki is challenging her brother's plan for a $15 billion listing of his company Sociedade de Jogos de Macau in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, he is suing her for libel over comments she made to police about him in 2002. That case was supposed to be heard last week, but Ms Ho did not show up. There is also a civil case under way in which Mr Ho's Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau is trying to bar his sister from transferring her stake in the company.
Not the closest of families, then?
You can say that again. In fact, over the past five years there have been 18 lawsuits - 14 in Macau and four in Hong Kong.
Are they squabbling over an inherited fortune?
Although their father was wealthy, he lost it all and Mr Ho had to start from scratch. Now, at age 85, he is the 84th richest person in the world worth an estimated US$6.5 billion, according to Forbes magazine. He held the gambling monopoly in Macau for 35 years, earning the nickname King of Gamblers. That unchallenged grasp is now fraying, with high-powered pretenders like Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson edging their way into the Macau scene.