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Police have reportedly launched an internal investigation into famous singer and producer Shin, who was suspected of gambling away for years in Las Vegas.
According to TV Chosun and other media on the 30th, the police are conducting an internal investigation into Shin, who was suspected of gambling away. The police are said to have recently obtained relevant information and are reviewing the data according to the usual procedures.
Shin was found to have received short-term credit (marker) offered to VIP customers at two hotel casinos in Las Vegas between August 2023 and January 2025. Markers are a type of credit transaction in which casinos lend a certain limit of funds to customers first and then settle them afterwards.
In this regard, a Kakao Talk message was also reportedly found in June last year, which was mentioned by Cha, the chairman of Shin's agency, to the effect that "he paid it back on his behalf." It was also confirmed that Cha traveled to Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the U.S. around the time when the casino credit loan was made.
Shin and Cha are reportedly denying all the allegations raised. However, Cha said, "I paid back 2 billion won. A transcript was released that said, "I received advance payments for the performance with gambling funds." They are also said to have formed a kind of "loan structure" in which if Shin owes a gambling debt, the agency pays it back instead.
In response, Byun, a customer marketing officer at a Korean hotel in Las Vegas, said, "I knew about the abnormal flow of funds between them," adding, "Even if I paid them back, they told me not to tell (Shin). Because if you pay back the money, (Shin) wants to go play again right away," he claimed.
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