Such activities concerned a huge amount of capital, and seriously hamper the country’s management of social order,” the SAR release continued. “The information by mainland authorities revealed that Chau allegedly set up a cross-border gambling syndicate that illegally organized Chinese residents to travel to VIP junkets overseen by Chau and located outside the mainland in order to take part in cross-border gambling. The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) Government has received notification from mainland authorities concerning a Macau ID holder surnamed Chau who is a shareholder as well as a principal of a gaming promoter company,” a Macau government statement to detailed. GGRAsia was first to report on Chau being in custody. That’s before potentially turning him over to Zhejiang. Macau says its local Judicial Police are interrogating the 47-year-old to hear his side of the story. Prosecutors there allege that Chau orchestrated an illegal cross-border gambling syndicate that warranted issuing a call this week for his arrest.
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The Wenzhou government is seeking Chau’s extradition to face a series of criminal charges in the Zhejiang Province city. The Suncity junket boss is facing criminal charges in Wenzhou city. Alvin Chau (middle, with black face mask) turns himself over to police in Macau. Suncity junket boss Alvin Chau has been detained in Macau, the world’s richest casino market and one that made him a billionaire. Commercial Gaming, Entertainment, Novelty Betting, Politics.