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Steve Wynn, chairman of Win Resorts, said he was not concerned about the recent incident in which 8 billion Hong Kong dollars (about $1.03 billion) of money was reportedly written off at a junket in Macau. The incident sparked a debate over the volatility surrounding Macau's VIP gambling business.
Mr. Win, who is also chairman of local subsidiary Win Macao Inc., said his company was not exposed to the case.
"We were not involved," Win said at a news conference after Win Macao's annual meeting.
The junket brings high-spending gamblers from mainland China to Macau casinos to issue credit cards and collect players' debts in exchange for commissions.
Yesterday, the International Association of Operational Engineers called on Macau's gaming regulator to investigate allegations that some junket operators were linked to Macau's criminal underworld. In a letter to the Macau Game Inspection Coordination Bureau, the union said Punchman Promos de Zogos -Sociedad Unipesol Rada - was allowed to operate in casinos owned by U.S.-based companies "including Win Macao."
The letter alleges that Punchman, the owner of the junket business, has engaged in business relationships with people involved in Macau's triad. The union says the letter contains more than 100 pages of documents claiming to be evidence of such criminal ties.
The trade group was behind the Casino Leaks-Macau.com initiative, a website that posted documents online to highlight possible links between VIP room operators and individuals linked to criminal gangs.
But Mr. Wynn said his company is struggling a lot to ensure it deals with legal people. "We have an extensive background check program for people who do business with us."
He continued: "They (junkets) have to pass all investigations from us and from Macau, and they do. And we are continuing to review them."
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