By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Inside Asian Gaming reported that Macau’s Court of Final Appeal ruled against casino liability for certain junket investment deposits. The funds at issue totalled approximately HK$43.8m.
The ruling limits casino liability for the disputed investment-return deposits.
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