Wynn Resorts sues gambler over alleged HKD17.8m in Macau wagers
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Wynn Resorts has sued Simon Pan in Victoria’s Supreme Court, claiming he gambled more than HKD17.8m at its Macau casino between 31 December 2025 and 6 January 2026 and did not repay the resulting debt. The company seeks repayment, collection costs and interest of up to 18%; it says a HKD2m loan funded part of the gambling.
Wynn Resorts has filed a lawsuit against Simon Pan. Wynn alleges that Pan wagered more than HKD 17.8 million at its Macau venue from December 31, 2025, to January 6 this year, leaving unpaid debt of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The credit line carried interest of up to 18%, according to Wynn’s filings to the Victorian Supreme Court. The casino group is also seeking to recover the loan and collection expenses, including legal and court fees.
A HKD 2 million Wynn loan helped finance Pan’s gambling; he allegedly left it unpaid after his trip ended with a HKD 1.4 million deficit.
Pan worked as a junket operator with connections to Crown and Star Entertainment, and was involved in casino inquiries in Victoria and New South Wales. The inquiries found that the casino groups had breached gambling laws by allowing high-stakes gamblers to exchange blank cheques for chips.
A 2019 investigation by 60 Minutes, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Crown had paid Pan since 2011 to recruit high-stakes gamblers for its Australian casinos. The investigations also raised concerns about allegations that proceeds from Pan’s ownership of South Melbourne’s 39 Tope brothel were laundered through the casino. Star later barred Pan from its casino.
The Victorian County Court ruled last year that Pan broke credit laws and operated without a licence by loaning AUD 1.8 million to a Chinese national for baccarat at Star and Crown casinos between 2017 and 2018.