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Laurence Escalante’s Virtual Gaming Worlds delivers monster dividend
Primrose RiordanSenior Reporter
Laurence Escalante, the Perth businessman behind Virtual Gaming Worlds, is set to add to his $3.75 billion fortune after delivering shareholders of his social gaming giant a dividend worth about $360 million.
VGW released an investor update on Thursday revealing its final dividend for the year would be 23¢ a share, meaning that investors took home 57¢ a share in the last financial year spread between three payments. Mr Escalante is the company’s controlling shareholder.
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