Macau concessionaire MGM China issued a rare gaming-related statement in the early hours of Wednesday morning in which it said a legal matter linked to gambling debts involving Hong Kong actor Jacky Heung Cho had been terminated and all debts settled.
The statement followed reports in Hong Kong media earlier in the day alleging that Heung had borrowed HK$2 million (US$255,000) from MGM China – operator of MGM Cotai and MGM Macau – on 1 December 2024 for the purpose of gambling. The reports also claimed that Heung still owed the company around HK$1.4 million, prompting MGM to file action with the Hong Kong District Court seeking payment of the…