Hong Kong actor Jacky Heung, 40, the son of billionaire film producers Charles Heung and Tiffany Chen, was recently reported to have owed MGM Macau casino a HKD1.4mil (S$230k) gambling debt.
According to the casino, Jacky had exchanged HKD2mil (S$330k) worth of chips last December, which he was required to pay for on that same day. However, they said that the value held in his account was only enough to repay a partial sum.
MGM Macau took the actor to court on July 3, and asked that he pay back his HKD1.4mil debt with an annual interest rate of 18%, which began rolling from the day he took up the loan.
After the news broke, netizens were curious as to why Jacky, as wealthy as his family is, would have an outstanding debt.
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