#Junket King

Alvin Chau's Suncity Group has been forced to shut the VIP rooms it operated with all six of Macao's casino operators. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Getty Images) Alvin Chau was seen as a pillar of the community but now sits in jail HONG KONG -- For years, casinos across the world prized one client type above all others: the Chinese high…

Media in Macau have reported that Tak Chun Group chairman Levo Chan was one of two suspects arrested in connection with an illegal cross-border gambling syndicate. Photo: Getty Images Media in Macau have reported that Tak Chun Group chairman Levo Chan was one of two suspects arrested in connection with an illegal cross-border gambling syndicate.

More than 80000 arrests for cross-border gambling were made by the Chinese authorities last year, with over 2200 illegal online gambling platforms shut down in the latest crackdown. The arrests and closures were the result of 17000 separate cases investigated by China's Ministry of Public Security, which also resulted in 1600 illegal payment…

Unlike Hong Kong, Macau has long been nicknamed "the good kid" by Beijing. It was a playground for high rollers from the mainland, who turned this semi-autonomous port city into the world's richest gambling hub. Macau lived under the same "one country, two systems" political model as Hong Kong, just 62 kilometres away, allowing it to also operate a…