DICJ monitors prosecution of Melco Crown unit in Taiwan
Macau's casino regulator, the Game Inspection Coordination Bureau (DICJ), said it had not heard from Taiwanese prosecutors regarding allegations that a department of Melco Crown Entertainment had "avoided investigation" by the DICJ in moving money for gambling to Macau.
However, the bureau said in an email to GGRAsia on Thursday that it would closely monitor all situations related to the matter.
"DICJ has not received any information from Taipei. Meanwhile, the regulator will continue to closely monitor the progress of the case," the regulator told us.
Between July 2009 and January 2013, Melco Crown Entertainment subsidiary MCE International Ltd transferred more than 5.4 billion NTD (US$180 million) between its parent company Altira and Dream City (photo) casinos in Taiwan and Macau, prosecutors said on Aug. 6. This violated Taiwan's cross-border currency controls.
The indictment added that the move "avoided the investigation by the [Macao] Game Inspection Coordination Bureau."
Casinos in Macau have to report personal transactions worth more than MOP 50,000 dollars ($62,615) to the DICJ. If the DICJ thinks that the marked transactions deserve further investigation, it can refer them to Macau's Financial Intelligence Agency.
Melco Crown Entertainment said in a statement last week alongside a summary of its second-quarter earnings that the company "believes its business in Taiwan is in compliance with Taiwanese law based on the Taiwan legal advice received."
The casino investor added: "While we do not believe the prosecution will have an immediate and significant impact on our business operations or our financial position, we will closely monitor the case and further disclose it in due course and in due course as it develops."
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