BBC News 'Runaway millionaire' wants day in courtNew Zealand HeraldThey travelled to Macau and mainland China, spending along the way. Gao was arrested in Hong Kong last September and extradited to New Zealand. Hurring was charged after returning to New Zealand last year. She has been released on bail until her …'Runaway millionaire' was Milton [...]
Richemont Says Chinese Buy More Watches Overseas, FuW Reports – Bloomberg
Richemont Says Chinese Buy More Watches Overseas, FuW ReportsBloombergCie Financiere Richemont SA (CFR) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Johann Rupert said more Chinese customers are buying watches in Hong Kong, Macau and Europe, Finanz und Wirtschaft reported. The buying outside mainland China is being spurred by … http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGzo0Y5-czY4ph7PJBLas_5KwN1fQ&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-19/richemont-says-chinese-buy-more-watches-overseas-fuw-reports.html
Koji Ando will face Rob Hill at Legend Fighting Championship 9 in June – Pro MMA Now
Pro MMA Now Koji Ando will face Rob Hill at Legend Fighting Championship 9 in JunePro MMA NowThe Legend Fighting Championship 9 event is set to take place on June 16th, in the City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau. Koji Ando (6-3-2) will do battle with Rob Hill (11-5-1) for the chance to face reigning champion [...]
Westpac runaway guilty on 30 charges – New Zealand Herald
NEWS.com.au Westpac runaway guilty on 30 chargesNew Zealand HeraldAfter joining Gao in China, and sailing on to Macau, Hurring was then accused of laundering more than $1 million at a casino. Westpac – alerted to the blunder by a mysterious tip-off from China the day after Hurring left the country, leaving Gao's ute …'Runaway millionaire' [...]
Date Changes Made to PokerStars Macau’s Second Event – Poker News Report
Poker News Report Date Changes Made to PokerStars Macau's Second EventPoker News ReportThe dates for the four poker festivals being run as part of the PokerStars Macau series were only released a few days ago, but organisers have already made changes to one of the events to be staged at the Grand Waldo Entertainment Complex.Macau [...]
New Zealand: ‘accidental millionaire’ found guilty on 30 charges – GlobalPost (blog)
New Zealand: 'accidental millionaire' found guilty on 30 chargesGlobalPost (blog)A mainland Chinese tourist walks near a chandelier in the lobby of the Casino Lisboa in Macau on March 1, 2012. (AARON TAM/AFP/Getty Images) A New Zealand woman who went on the run with her boyfriend after $8.2 million was deposited in his bank account … [...]
Our Take: Boyd Bets On Midwest With Penninsula Buy, Not Macau Like Sands, Wynn – The Mumbai Times
777.com Our Take: Boyd Bets On Midwest With Penninsula Buy, Not Macau Like Sands, WynnThe Mumbai TimesUnlike its peers, casino resort owner Boyd Gaming's (BYD) holdings aren't concentrated in Las Vegas and Chinese gaming mecca Macau. Instead, it focuses on the US, and its holdings will get more widespread if its $1.45 billion bid for [...]
$10m bank blunder: guilty of 30 charges – Casey Weekly Berwick
Sydney Morning Herald $10m bank blunder: guilty of 30 chargesCasey Weekly BerwickMr Lance said he had been hopeful Hurring may have been found not guilty on two charges totalling HK$1.5 million relating to money laundering in the Wynn's Casino at Macau. "We were hopeful the jury may look more favourably at the allegations centred …'Runaway [...]
‘Accidential millionaire’ relieved despite guilty verdicts – TVNZ
The Age 'Accidential millionaire' relieved despite guilty verdictsTVNZBut it was the final two charges that carried the most weight – laundering money for Gao through a casino in Macau. Hurring claimed she did not know where the money had come from until she saw an item on the news in China.$10m bank blunder: guilty of [...]
TEXT-Fitch affirms Wing Hang Bank and Banco Weng Hang at ‘A-’ – Reuters
TEXT-Fitch affirms Wing Hang Bank and Banco Weng Hang at 'A-'Reuters(The following was released by the rating agency) May 17 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Hong Kong-based Wing Hang Bank Limited (WHB), and its wholly owned Macau subsidiary, Banco Weng Hang (BWH), including their Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency … http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHL85dldPB7Pd1g9BtpuXAAyzs3Qg&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/18/markets-ratings-winghangbank-idUSWNA759820120518