Jack Lam “will surrender” to Philippine authorities

Casino, junket and online gambling operator Jack Lam has reportedly sent out ‘feelers’ regarding his willingness to return to the Philippines to face charges of bribery and economic sabotage.

Lam (pictured) fled the Philippines on November 29, just days before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his arrest. Lam has been accused of illegally operating online gambling out of his Fontana Casino in the Clark Freeport, and attempting to bribe Philippine officials to look the other way.

On Wednesday, local media quoted Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa saying Lam “has feelers to surrender. He will return back here to the country.” Dela Rosa declined to specify through what channels these feelers were sent or pin down Lam’s current whereabouts, saying only that “he will surrender.”

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