The Premier League are facing calls from MPs to investigate links between a recently jailed Chinese billionaire with ties to criminal triad gangs, and a British tech company working with many clubs’ Asian betting partners.
Alvin Chau, 48, was sentenced to 18 years in prison last Wednesday in Macau, China, after being found guilty of more than 100 charges relating to organised crime and illegal gambling activity exceeding £85.7billion.
An investigation by this newspaper has found links between the Isle of Man-based firm, TGP, which runs betting brand websites and provides all of them with their UK betting licences, and Chau. Prior to his arrest in 2021 he controlled a sprawling gambling empire under various ‘SunCity’ brands.
