{"id":777010983,"date":"2023-11-09T08:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010983"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:21:20","slug":"2-men-charged-over-genting-highlands-casino-chip-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/2-men-charged-over-genting-highlands-casino-chip-theft","title":{"rendered":"2 men charged over Genting Highlands casino chip theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two men have been charged in connection with the RM4.6m (US$972,000) casino chip theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysia.- Two men, <strong>Koay Boan Seng<\/strong> and <strong>Hoo Chee Chuan<\/strong>, have been charged for allegedly stealing<strong> 1,160 casino chips worth RM4.6m (US$972,000)<\/strong> from Genting Highlands casino. The accused pleaded not guilty before Magistrate <strong>Nadhratun Naiem Zainan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charges under Section 457 of the Penal Code carry potential imprisonment of up to five years and a fine. Whipping is a possibility for a repeat offence. During court proceedings, deputy public prosecutor<strong> Muhammad Zamharir Muhammad Zuhid <\/strong>presented the case, while lawyer Kenny Tan Cheng Yee represented the accused.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Edge Malaysia, Tan requested a low bail, citing Koay&#8217;s monthly earnings of RM1,800 as a contract worker and Hoo&#8217;s RM2,000 monthly income as a farm worker. For each accused, <strong>RM8,000 bail was granted in one surety<\/strong> and a mention date was set for January 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A case was initiated based on a report filed by the casino\u2019s security on the evening of October 28 after an alleged break-in at the casino\u2019s chip storage room.\u00a0Police initially <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/malaysia-10-arrested-over-alleged-casino-chip-theft\" target=\"_blank\">arrested 10 suspects<\/a> in various locations. They are still seeking five people, including the alleged mastermind.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two men have been charged in connection with the RM4.6m (US$972,000) casino chip theft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Two individuals have been charged in Malaysia for the alleged theft of RM4.6 million (US$972,000) in casino chips from Genting Highlands casino. The incident, which involved a break-in at the chip storage room, highlights critical operational security vulnerabilities and asset protection challenges within the iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"Koay Boan Seng, Hoo Chee Chuan, Nadhratun Naiem Zainan, Muhammad Zamharir Muhammad Zuhid, Kenny Tan Cheng Yee, Genting Highlands casino, The Edge Malaysia","focusai_location":"Malaysia, Genting Highlands","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Security Protocol Review","query":"What specific enhancements to physical security and internal control frameworks will Genting Highlands implement to prevent future high-value asset thefts?"},{"label":"Regulatory Scrutiny Impact","query":"How will Malaysian gaming regulators assess the adequacy of Genting Highlands' security measures in light of this significant breach, and what potential compliance actions could ensue?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777010983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777010983"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040993,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010983\/revisions\/777040993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777010983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777010983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777010983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}