HONG KONG, Jan. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City of Dreams, the flagship integrated resort of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited ("Melco Crown Entertainment" or "the Company") (SEHK:6883) (Nasdaq:MPEL), garnered Best Customer Experience of the Year Award from International Gaming Awards (IGA) 2012.

Announced at a gala held on January 23, 2012 in London, the Award recognizes City of Dreams' outstanding customer service, as well as its diverse array of unique world-class entertainment experiences, including The House of Dancing Water, the world's largest water-based show; Dragon's Treasure, the award-winning multi-media extravaganza; and Club Cubic, Macau's swankiest club.

The Award is the seventh award Melco Crown Entertainment received from IGA in the past three years. Past awards from IGA include Best Casino Operator award for three consecutive years from 2009 to 2011 in recognition of the Company's vision, originality and vitality that set it apart from the others in the gaming market; Best Casino VIP Room and Best Casino Interior Design for City of Dreams in 2011; as well as Best Casino Interior Design for Altira Macau in 2008, a contemporary luxurious casino hotel, operated by a Macau subsidiary of Melco Crown Entertainment. Safe Harbor Statement

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About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited

Melco Crown Entertainment Limited is a developer, owner and through a Macau subsidiary which holds a gaming sub-concession, an operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities. The Company currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com) (formerly Crown Macau), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. The Company's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which feature a total of approximately 2,100 gaming machines in 10 locations and comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. For more information about the Company, please visit www.melco-crown.com.

The Company 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 Co-Chairman, an Executive Director and the CEO of the Company. Crown is a top-50 company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and led by Executive Chairman Mr. James Packer, who is also Co-Chairman and a Non-executive Director of the Company. FOR MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED:

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