Police in South Korea are scouring the country for evidence of millions of dollars in cash disappearing 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 won, equivalent to $ 13 million, had disappeared at the Landing Casino, where gamblers typically play baccarat and other high-profile card games. play bets.
Hong Kong-based casino operator Landing International Development Ltd. asked police to look for a female employee from Malaysia who was in charge of the money but had not returned to work after going on vacation in late December. In an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Executive Director Wong Hoi Po said Landing had been unable to reach the woman.
Shares in Landing International Development fell 7.6% to hit a low on Monday, before rebounding 4.7% on Tuesday.
South Korea’s semi-official Yonhap News Agency reported that police in Jeju retrieved surveillance camera footage from the casino, but found that footage captured around the time of the suspected robbery had been erased.