Alvin Chau Cheok-wa, chairman of Macau's biggest casino junkets operator Suncity Group Holdings, was described a “mastermind” in a cross-border gambling case following his arrest. They did not directly name Alvin Chau, but the Suncity Group chairman matches the mastermind's surname and age. On Saturday, officers arrested the 11 in several flats inside a commercial building as well as in a residential flat for illegal gambling operations and money laundering. Wenzhou authorities said on Friday their investigation had found that Chau formed a junket agent network in the mainland to help citizens engage in offshore and cross-border gambling activities. Casino gambling is illegal in China outside Macau, the world's largest gambling hub.

Source: The Standard November 28, 2021 12:03 UTC