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HONG KONG, Jan 18 (Reuters) – A local court sentenced a top Macau gambling boss to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of charges including enabling illegal gaming, Hong Kong broadcaster TVB reported on Wednesday.
Alvin Chau was chairman of Macau’s Suncity junket – which brokered the gambling activity of Chinese high rollers – until December 2021, a month after his arrest.
The sentence marks a dramatic turnaround for the businessman, who was also found guilty of running a criminal syndicate and money laundering, and who once presided over the gambling hub’s VIP industry.
Chau pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Macau is the only city in China where citizens are permitted to gamble in casinos.
Chau’s lawyers ha…
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