'The security authorities urges (Chau) to surrender himself as soon as possible, in order to get a lenient treatment.' 'The amount of money involved was exceptionally large, seriously damaging our country's social management order,' the security bureau said. The Wenzhou authority said that as of July 2020, the 'crime syndicate' led by Chau had 199 shareholder-level agents, more than 12,000 gambling agents and over 80,000 punter members. Suncity's publicly listed entity in Hong Kong, Suncity Group Holdings Ltd (1383.HK), does not include its junket operations. GGRAsia, a news outlet on the Asia casino industry, quoted a Suncity spokesperson as saying by email early on Saturday that 'all businesses are normally operating in accordance with the law and under the supervision of the Macau Special Administrative Region Government.'

Casino gambling is illegal in China outside Macau, the world's largest gambling hub.ДЄuthorities in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou said on Friday their investigation had found Chau formed a junket agent network in the mainland to help citizens engage in offshore and cross-border gambling activities.Д¬hau also set up an asset management company in the mainland to help gamblers to make cross-border fund transfers, the Wenzhou City Public Security Bureau in the coastal city in Zhejiang province said on its Weibo account.Д¬hau and Suncity could not be reached by phone for comment, and did not immediately respond to email inquiries.

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