Source | Urban site comprehensive interface news, CCTV news
On September 19, the "Xi Mihua" case was tried in the Macau Junior Court. The founder of Sun City Group, Zhou Zhuohua (nicknamed " Ximihua "), was charged with establishing and commanding a criminal group, illegally operating gambling, fraud and money laundering, and a total of 289 crimes.
According to the " Macau Daily ", the prison car escorted Zhou Zhuohua arrived at the first yard at about 2:15 when the police car drove the road. At the earliest, someone was waiting to listen at around 8 am. Zhou Zhuohua's wife Chen Huiling (nicknamed "Ximi Sao") was also present.
Zhou Zhuohua was accused of using criminal groups to operate "between gambling" in 229 gambling halls (referring to the fact that when gamblers gambling on the table, they use leverage under the table), and defrauded 6 enterprises and Macao SAR government .
case pointed out that from March 2013 to March 2021, the illegal group headed by Zhou operated the "bet bottom" in the Liuboqi Casino with a total transcoding of more than HK$823.774 billion, earning at least HK$21.5 billion in improper benefits, resulting in the Macau Special Administrative Region reducing the gambling tax of HK$8.26 billion, and the government and many B&B companies filed civil damage compensation requests.
48-year-old Zhou Zhuohua was originally a strong competitor on the eve of the 2022 gambling license competition. The leader of Macau’s gambling intermediary was regarded by the outside world as one of the candidates for Macau’s new “gambling king” before being arrested.
Zhou Zhuo Huawei is the actual controller of Sun City, Macau Casino Group. In 2007, Zhou Zhuohua founded Suncity Group (01383.HK). Since then, the company has developed into Macau's largest gambling intermediary, covering many businesses such as gambling, finance, and entertainment, with up to 1,000 employees.
According to the case report of "Ping An Wenzhou", Zhou Zhuohua formed a cross-border gambling criminal group by developing domestic personnel as shareholder-level agents and gambling agents, establishing an asset management company in China, and using underground banks and other illegal channels to provide gamblers with fund settlement services.
As of July 2020, the cross-border gambling criminal group headed by Zhou Zhuohua has developed a total of 199 shareholder-level agents, more than 12,000 gambling agents, and more than 80,000 gambling members in China, with the amount involved being particularly huge. After being arrested, Zhou Zhuohua officially resigned as chairman of Suncity Group and Kaisheng Holdings. Its subsidiary, Suncity Gambling Intermediary Co., Ltd., which mainly engages in Macau VIP hall business, officially ends its company business from December 10, 2021.
In addition to Zhou Zhuohua, another leader in gambling intermediary, Chen Ronglian, was also arrested at the beginning of this year. The latter is the head of Dejin Group and the husband of An Yixuan, an .
Chen Ronglian's case will be tried on December 5. He was charged with 83 counts of criminal group, illegal operation of gambling, fraud, and money laundering in a licensed place. The case involved 9 defendants and 4 gambling companies filed civil damage compensation requests.
In August this year, Macao Special Administrative Region Procuratorate has completed the investigation of Chen Ronglian and nine others, formally filed a complaint and began to notify relevant people. The content of the complaint is exactly the same as that of the Zhou Zhuohua case.
According to the Macau Criminal Code, the crime of "leading a criminal group" and "participating in a criminal group" can be sentenced to up to 12 years and 10 years of imprisonment respectively. In addition, the crime of "money laundering" and "illegal operation of gambling" can be sentenced to up to 8 years and 3 years in prison respectively.
