Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau’s life in the limelight goes bust after illegal gambling arrest


With his signature slicked-back hair and well-tailored suits, Alvin Chau Cheok-wa looked more like a celebrity than a businessman as he basked in the limelight, often with his beautiful Malaysian-American mistress draped over his arm.

Last weekend, Chau, the boss of Macau’s largest casino junket operator, made the headlines again, but this time in handcuffs.

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