Macau Website Targets Deadbeat Gamblers

Hustler, cheater, robber, rogue. Deadbeat gamblers who skip out on casino debts in Macau risk being branded with these monikers and having personal details made public by a website that says it has helped to recover 50 million yuan ($8 million) so far. But the novel strategy to combat bad debts in the world’s largest gambling destination is under scrutiny from the police for possibly breaking the law and from the Chinese territory’s gaming authority over privacy concerns. The bilingual website, called Wonderful World in English, features a blacklist of more than 70 deadbeat gamblers from across China who it…