Macau police arrest 2 suspects over cross-border gambling syndicate linked to ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau

Officers in Macau arrest two men on suspicion of running and controlling online illegal gambling syndicate

Sufficient evidence found to connect syndicate with another cross-border gambling operation allegedly run by Suncity Group’s former CEO Alvin Chau, according to police

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Media in Macau have reported that Tak Chun Group chairman Levo Chan was one of two suspects arrested in connection with an illegal cross-border gambling syndicate. Photo: Getty Images

Published: 4:11pm, 30 Jan 2022Updated: 9:21pm, 30 Jan 2022

Macau’s judiciary police have arrested two businessmen in connection with an illegal cross-border gambling and money-laundering syndicate linked to former “junket king” Alvin Chau Cheok-wa.

The two men, aged 49 and 34, refused to cooperate after they were arrested at a hotel on Friday in connection with a criminal organisation for illegal gambling and money laundering, judiciary police revealed on Sunday.

The pair were accused of running and controlling an online illegal gambling syndicate.

Officers searched the suspects’ workplaces and residences in Macau’s Novos Aterros do Porto Exterio (NAPE) and uncovered computers, servers and about HK$4.1 million (US$526,091) in cash.

According to local media, the two suspects were believed to be Levo Chan, chairman and executive director of Tak Chun Group, and Billy Choi, CEO of Hong Kong-listed Ying Hai Group.

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