Melco Crown Entertainment : MCE Announces Discretionary Bonus Payout For Non-Management Employees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES DISCRETIONARY BONUS PAYOUT FOR NON-MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES Macau, January 17, 2017 - Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: MPEL) ("Melco Crown Entertainment", "MCE", the "Company" or "we"), a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Asia, today announced a one- month discretionary bonus for its non-management colleagues. The bonus will be paid out before Chinese New Year. Mr. Lawrence Ho, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Crown Entertainment said, "Through the continuous support and dedication from all of our colleagues, the Company has accomplished many good results in 2016. With the refined management structure, more efficient operations and the innovative, best-in-class hospitality offers in our three properties in Macau, I am confident 2017 will be another promising year for the Company as well as for our colleagues."

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Melco Crown Entertainment Limited 新濠博亞娛樂有限公司

Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability

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About Melco Crown Entertainment Limited

Melco Crown Entertainment, with its American depositary shares listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MPEL), is a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment casino resort facilities in Asia. Melco Crown Entertainment currently operates Altira Macau (www.altiramacau.com), a casino hotel located at Taipa, Macau and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated urban casino resort located in Cotai, Macau. Melco Crown Entertainment's business also includes the Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau. The Company also majority owns and operates Studio City (www.studiocity-macau.com), a cinematically- themed integrated entertainment, retail and gaming resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corporation's subsidiary, MCE Leisure (Philippines) Corporation, currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila (www.cityofdreams.com.ph), a casino, hotel, retail and entertainment integrated resort in the Entertainment City complex in Manila. For more information about Melco Crown Entertainment, please visit www.melco-crown.com.

Melco Crown Entertainment is strongly supported by its single largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Melco Crown Entertainment.

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