NEW YORK, May 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited (Nasdaq:MPEL) announces that the Company will file its first quarter results for 2008 on Form 6-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, May 15, 2008 to be followed by a conference call on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (or 8:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time) to discuss the Company's quarterly financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
To join the conference call, please use the dial-in details below:
US Toll Free Number: 1.866.761.0749 US Toll Number: (for international callers) 1.617.614.2707 Hong Kong Toll Free Number: 852.3002.1672 Australia Toll Free Number: 1.800.002.971 UK Toll Free Number: 00.800.280.02002 Passcode: MPEL
An audio webcast will also be available at http://www.melco-pbl.com.
A replay of the call will be available on the same day at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (or 10:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time) until June 2, 2008. To listen to the replay, please use the dial in details below:
US Toll Free Number: 1.888.286.8010 US Toll Number: (for international callers) 1.617.801.6888 Passcode: 68666482
About Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited
Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited is a developer, owner and through its subsidiary, Melco PBL Gaming (Macau) Limited, an operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities. MPBL Gaming is one of six companies granted concessions or sub-concessions to operate casinos in Macau. Its first property, Crown Macau (www.crown-macau.com), opened on May 12, 2007. Other development projects include City of Dreams, an integrated casino resort located in Cotai. MPEL's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which feature a total of approximately 1,100 gaming machines in seven locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. MPEL has entered into an agreement, subject to certain conditions, to acquire a third development site on the Macau Peninsula. For more information about MPEL, please visit www.melco-pbl.com.
MPEL has strong support from both of its major shareholders, Melco International Development Limited ("Melco") and Crown Limited ("Crown"). Melco is a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is also a Co-Chairman and the CEO of MPEL. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and led by Executive Chairman James Packer, who is also a Co-Chairman and a Director of MPEL.