\u00a0cross-border gambling activities<\/strong>.\u00a0The Wenzhou City Procuratorate started to investigate a cross-border gambling criminal syndicate in July 2020 and claims to have discovered that Chau was the leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA press release from the Macau government read: “According to the evidence obtained in the criminal investigation, the police authorities of the Macau Special Administrative Region took, in accordance with the law, this morning (27 November) a suspected person with the surname Chau and others involved.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Legal experts and commentators have debated whether a mainland Chinese law prohibiting “cross-border” gambling also applies to Macau, which is the only place where gambling is legal in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Analysts at JPMorgan Chase Securities said the arrest warrant for Alvin Chau Cheok Wa indicated that intermediary activities in Macau may also be protected by the ban on cross-border gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Impact on Casino stocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Analysts at JP Morgan Securities<\/strong>\u00a0said that although the role of VIP gaming in Macau’s casino industry has declined, stock prices had been harmed because “some investors may interpret this as a signal of a potentially broader clampdown on gambling itself, a view that we don\u2019t agree with but cannot disprove.”<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to GGRAsia, Suncity Group accounted for 40 per cent to 45 per cent of the junket market in Macau based on 2019 figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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