Crown’s Jason O’Connor, 4 staffers to walk out of Chinese jail

Jason O’Connor, the highest Crown Resorts official thrown into the Shanghai jail for promoting gambling in Mainland China, and four other staffers will finally be released from prison.

The Australian Financial Review reported that O’Connor will walk out of prison on Saturday, ending his 10-month detention. He will be leaving the Shanghai jail together with four other Crown staffers, including Malaysian national Alfread Gomez.

Upon his release, O’Connor and Gomez will immediately be deported back to Australia and Malaysia.

Chinese authorities have been keeping a close watch on casino operators who have been engaging in attracting high rollers from the mainland to gamble overseas by tweaking their respective marketing strategies.