South Korean police are scouting the country for clues to the disappearance of millions of dollars in cash from a casino on a popular holiday island.
Jeju Shinhwa World, one of the largest resorts on Jeju Island, reported to police earlier this month that more than $ 14 billion in profits, equivalent to $ 13 million, had disappeared from the Landing Casino, where players often play baccarat and other high-stakes card games.
Hong Kong-based casino operator Landing International Development Ltd. has asked police to look for a Malaysian employee who had taken care of the money but had not returned to work after going on holiday at the end. of December. In a presentation on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, CEO Wong Hoi Po said Landing had not been able to reach the woman.
Shares of Landing International Development fell 7.6% to a record low on Monday, before recovering 4.7% on Tuesday.
South Korea’s semi-official Yonhap news agency reported that Jeju police had recovered images from the casino’s security cameras, but found that images taken around the time of the alleged robbery had been deleted.