The founder of Macau Suncity Group, "Ximihua" Zhou Zhuohua, was arrested in Macau in November last year and charged with a total of 289 counts, including founding and directing a criminal group, money laundering and illegal gambling, causing the government to underpay 8.26 billion yuan in gaming tax. The trial will resume today (20th).
According to Macau media reports, Zhou Zhuohua pointed out in court that Suncity had ideally distributed dividends for many years before the epidemic, emphasizing that the bottom line of gambling is not the company’s business. Although there will be employees who will accompany guests to gamble and follow up on requests, there is no need to publicize the bottom line of gambling, and there is no right to approve it. .
When asked about the actual operation of telco, he responded: "I don't gamble, and I don't know much about table games."
Zhou Zhuohua, nicknamed "Ximihua", is involved in various fields such as gaming, entertainment, and film and television.
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ABC Television reported today that the primary court continued the trial of former Suncity chairman Zhou Zhuohua on suspicion of money laundering and illegal gambling operations. Several prison vans arrived one after another at 2 pm.
In the court, a defense lawyer asked when the underside of gambling began to appear in Macau. Zhou Zhuohua responded that according to his knowledge, underside of gambling had existed before the handover of Macau, and it happened every day. I believe that most of the VIP halls had underside of gambling business. In this case, more than 10 people gathered in a VIP room, but the gambling amount was not large.
When the law enforcement department encounters relevant situations during the inspection, they will also ask and drive them away. However, since the bottom of the bet is a verbal promise between the customer and the stacker, it is also doubtful whether there will be a real cash transaction afterwards.
He also mentioned that Suncity had ideally distributed dividends for many years before the epidemic, emphasizing that the bottom line of gambling is not the company's business. Although employees will accompany guests to gamble and follow up on requests, there is no need to publicize the bottom line of gambling, and there is no right to approve it.
In addition, many defense lawyers are concerned that Zhou Zhuohua was involved in the operation of electricity investment and online investment in the case.
Zhou Zhuohua reiterated that he had never operated an online investment, while the power investment was approved by the authorities in 2003 and operated until 2014, and then transferred to the Philippines.
He stressed that he has never promoted the Philippine power investment business in Macau, nor will he assign employees to the mainland.
Ximihua Case｜Zhou Zhuohua was accused of 289 crimes and denied participation in gambling. Wife Chen Huiling attended the Ximihua case｜Half of the defendants were absent until 9.19. Zhou Baihao: Father is in good condition. In September, the Philippine supervisor investigated the local arrears of 450 million yuan in one year of Ximihua, and did not return the nail gambling license Ximihua company held in the Tianxi unit, but the creditor filed a lawsuit for repossession
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