settled a legal battle<\/a><\/em><\/strong> out of court with a Chinese high roller who accused the firm of transferring money from his account to other players without his consent. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe casino returned S$9.1 million (US$6.5 million) to the VIP and allowed him back into its venues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marina Bay Sands said then that it thoroughly reviewed the matter and concluded that no patron funds were transferred in a manner contrary to the client\u2019s intent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now Bloomberg reports that LVS has hired Davinder Singh Chambers LLC, a legal firm specialising in dispute resolution and international arbitration, to investigate employee transfers of more than $1 billion of customers\u2019 money to third parties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A previous investigation by another law firm had found irregularities on how casino employees complied with the regulations for such transfers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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