Three years ago, the entrepreneur with slicked-back hair and an actor girlfriend was successfully demanding Melbourne’s Crown casino provide his high-roller travel business access to Crown’s private jets, a special gaming salon at its Southbank casino and exclusive access to Mariah Carey concerts and the Australian Open. For Chau, the striking images that quickly went viral captured the mightiest of falls. On the same day, in a Macau street, photographers snapped Alvin Chau being escorted by authorities to the same location: interrogation rooms at police headquarters.
On November 27, staff working for the most colourful man in international gambling were led out of his Macau office handcuffed and wearing black hoods.
