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IAG JAN 2023年1月 亞博匯 17 請登錄asgam.com訂閱《亞博匯早報》 Sign up to receive IAG Breakfast Briefing at asgam.com FOUR MACAU CONCESSIONAIRES SEEKING US$17 MILLION IN DAMAGES VIA TAK CHUN TRIAL 四博企向陳榮煉等人追討1.3億賠償 FOUR MACAU CONCESSIONAIRES are seeking a combined MOP$135 million (US$16.8 million) in damages as part of the trial of former Tak Chun Group chairman Levo Chan, which began in early December. Wynn Macau, The Venetian, SJM and MGM are seeking the damages from Chan and other defendants due to revenue they claim to have lost as a result of Tak Chun allegedly allowing betting under the table to take place in its Macau VIP rooms. According to information tendered to the court, Wynn Macau is demanding MOP$48.25million (US$6.0million), Venetian MOP$46.99 million (US$5.9 million), SJM MOP$35.65 million (US$4.4 million) and MGM MOP$3.83 million (US$477,000). The Macau government is also seeking MOP$575 million in damages from them. Chan, who was arrested in January, is one of nine defendants in the case, charged with criminal association, illegal gambling, fraud and loan sharking among other allegations. 就德晉集團 前主席陳榮煉所涉及的案件，永利澳門、 威尼斯人、澳娛綜合及美高梅向陳榮煉及其他被告合 共追討約1.3億澳門元賠償。 初級法院發出通告指出，陳榮煉最少涉及五個犯 罪行為，分別是黑社會、在許可地方內不法博彩、相 當巨額詐騙、不法博彩，以及高利貸。 案件涉及九名被告，分別是第一嫌犯陳榮煉、第 二嫌犯王佩琼、第三嫌犯張秀碧、第四嫌犯廖永亨、 第五嫌犯陳錦志、第六嫌犯李達泉、第七嫌犯蔡偉 振、第八嫌犯李滿星及第九嫌犯譚桂嫦。 根據法庭披露信息，澳門政府與部份承批公司也 向陳榮煉等人要求賠償。永利澳門要求賠償4,825萬 澳門元、威尼斯人要求賠償4,699萬澳門元、澳娛綜 合要求賠償3,565萬澳門元、美高梅要求賠償383萬澳 門元。澳門政府則向他們追討5.75億澳門元賠償。