Top Macao VIP room operator Suncity suspends operations

More than 2,000 workers affected as group seeks restructuring

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A Suncity-affiliated website lists 17 group VIP rooms within casinos attached to all six of Macao’s operators. © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Suncity Group, Macao's top operator of VIP rooms, on Wednesday shuttered all of its clubs spread across the city's casinos.

The move comes after Macao prosecutors on Monday detained Suncity boss Alvin Chau on charges of engaging in unlawful gambling operations, money laundering and leading a criminal group. He is alleged to have set up an illegal livestream gambling platform in the Philippines targeted at mainland Chinese.

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