Suncity Group Manila, a junket operator declared unsuitable to be licensed in the Philippines, has yet to offer “any proof of compliance” with a prior order by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), according to a PAGCOR official quoted by GGRAsia.
The operator’s Philippine unit, and the group’s founder Alvin Chau Cheok Wa, had been declared “unsuitable to hold any authority/license to operate a junket business in the Philippines” after a report by a PAGCOR committee.
The committee found that Suncity Group Manila and Chau were to return money deposits to Suncity’s Chinese customers who allegedly were engaged in illegal gambling overseas, and ordered the company to return the deposits “within a period of one month” from receipt of PAGCOR notice.
“To date, PAGCOR has not received any proof of compliance from Suncity Group Manila and Mr. Alvin Chau,” said the gaming regulator in a written reply to GGRAsia. “The decision of PAGCOR finding Suncity Group Manila and Mr. Chau unsuitable is currently in effect.
“Such status may only be lifted upon compliance with the conditions set for Suncity Group Manila and Mr. Chau, primarily the return of the front money deposits of the player-complainants, among others.”
On Thursday, Macau’s Public Prosecutions Office indicted Chau with illegal gaming, criminal association, fraud and money laundering.
