Chinese gamblers caught in Macau sting
Police in Macau are reported to have arrested 16 people over an elaborate scam in which gamblers lost millions of dollars in bogus casinos set up in luxury hotel suites.
Suites in several top hotels were decked out to look like genuine gambling halls with security staff, dealers and other customers as part of the ruse, the South China Morning Post reported.
Customers from mainland China were lured across the border and given drinks spiked with drugs before being tricked out of their money, the newspaper said.
One customer lost the equivalent of US$1.25 million while believing he was in a real casino.
Police said they had not yet determined the number of victims, but official immigration records showed the gang members had crossed the border into Macau at least 19 times since Mach 2010.
Fake gambling chips worth more than US$12 million were seized in a police raid on a luxury hotel where the 16 suspects were arrested, according to the Post.
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