Melco Crown Entertainment, which operates Altira casino and City of Dreams resort, came a distant second, with only 21.9 % of the votes.
Two other operators also present in the Macau market take the third and fourth place: MGM Resorts (17.9 %) and Wynn Resorts (6.9 %).
It’s the second year in a row that investors chose Sands as top pick.
In 2010, the prediction was spot on, as the company’s shares more than tripled in value, from us$ 14.87 to us$ 45.38 in the last 12 months.