Wynn Macau casino firm hits back over 14K triad-link accusations
Wynn Macau warns US whistleblower it could take legal action over 14K triad connection claim
One of the world's biggest casino operators issued an angry rebuke last night after a United States trade union boss accused it of allowing organised crime-linked junket operators to do business at its Macau property.
Jeff Fiedler, the man behind a short-lived 2012 US-based whistle-blowing-style website which had aimed to lift the lid on gangland involvement in casinos and lax gaming regulation, has accused Wynn Macau of allowing known associates of 14K triad boss "Broken Tooth" Wan Kuok-koi to promote VIP gaming in its Macau property.
Fiedler, who is director of special projects and initiatives for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), which represents engineers in casinos in Nevada - also accused the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) of failing to determine properly what is or is not a "suitable'' junket operator.
In a letter delivered to the DICJ's director, Manuel Joaquim das Neves yesterday, Fiedler questions "how both the DICJ's and Wynn Macau's compliance departments cleared as 'suitable' a junket operator who has been in business partnerships with members of the 14K triad convicted of triad crimes in Macau."
But last night Wynn Macau lashed out at what they described as "reckless'' accusations.