Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. has sued Simon Pan, a Melbourne-based former junket representative, in the Victorian Supreme Court to recover an alleged HK$2 million gambling debt from a credit line at Wynn Palace in Macau.
The company claims Pan, also known as Zhao Yuan Pan, wagered more than HK$17.8 million during a stay running from Dec. 31, 2025, to Jan. 6. The Australian Financial Review reported that the gambling activity was valued at about $3.3 million. Pan allegedly finished the trip HK$1.4 million down and allegedly did not repay the HK$2 million loan.
The court’s website recorded the filing on Nov. 4, according to Inside Asian Gaming. Wynn’s claim seeks the borrowed sum as well as collection costs, including lawyers’ fees, collection fees and court costs. The interest rate on the credit facility was reported to have been as high as 18%.
Wynn Resorts (Macau) holds Wynn’s 10-year Macau gaming concession. The suit concerns gambling credit extended at Wynn Palace, rather than Pan’s previous dealings with Australian casino operators.
Pan has previously featured in inquiries into Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment Group. Evidence considered in those processes described his involvement in several junket operations and casinos’ continued dealings with him amid law-enforcement interest.
Pan acted for Asian-based junkets including Meg-Star, bringing high-roller customers to Crown Melbourne for commissions. Meg-Star was among Crown’s five largest junket partners. Crown regarded Pan as a significant risk because of allegations involving illegal brothel operations, sex offences and suspected money laundering, but continued the relationship until it permanently excluded him in 2019.
The Bell Review, published in August 2022, identified Pan as both a domestic junket operator and a representative for his sister Pan Yulan’s international operation. An internal Star document recorded more than AU$50 million in lifetime turnover attributed to Pan across the company’s casinos in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Star later raised his risk rating to critical, withdrew his personal credit facility and ended junket operations in his name in 2019.
The earlier NSW Bergin Inquiry treated junkets and organised crime as a dedicated part of its investigation. It recommended prohibiting NSW casino operators from dealing with junket operators and requiring casinos to prevent money laundering in their operations.
In 2019, Pan denied allegations connecting him to criminal activity and said his dealings with Crown had been licensed and appropriate.
