Wynn sues Australian ex-junket agent Simon Pan over Macau debt

Wynn’s Macau arm is suing a Melbourne man who was once one of the busiest junket agents dealing with Crown and Star. The claim, over an unpaid HK$2 million casino loan, was filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria on 4 November and first reported on Wednesday by The Australian Financial Review.

The defendant is Simon Pan, who also uses the name Zhao Yuan Pan. His name turned up repeatedly in the inquiries that scrutinised both Australian casino groups in 2021 and 2022.

What does Wynn say Simon Pan owes?

According to Casino.org, Pan staked more than HK$17.8 million (US$2.27 million) at Wynn Palace in the week from 31 December 2025 to 6 January 2026. Part of the money came from a HK$2 million (US$255,000) loan advanced by Wynn, which the casino says he has refused to repay. By the end of the trip he was HK$1.4 million (US$178,400) down.

Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. is asking for the money borrowed plus interest and the costs of collection. Inside Asian Gaming quotes the claim as seeking “the monies borrowed … and any and all costs of collection, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, collection fees and court costs.” The credit agreement carried an interest rate of 18%, according to Casino.org. Inside Asian Gaming, citing the AFR, says the rate was set as high as 18%.

Inside Asian Gaming notes that the plaintiff is the same entity that holds Wynn’s 10-year Macau gaming concession.

Who is Simon Pan?

Pan has long lived in Melbourne and once ran a brothel there, Inside Asian Gaming reports. He acted as an agent for several Asian-based junkets, among them Meg-Star, one of Crown’s five largest junket partners. Junkets are middlemen who bring big spenders to casinos, usually arranging travel and credit in return for commissions.

Casino.org says the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police had warned Crown about Pan’s alleged connections with people-trafficking syndicates, illegal brothels and money laundering. Crown was told in 2013 that federal investigators had an interest in him, and Victorian police asked for background information again in 2014. The Victorian royal commission concluded that Crown failed to assess the risks of its junket partners properly. Crown banned Pan in 2019.

What did the Star review find?

Pan also dealt with Star Entertainment. The Bell Review, published in August 2022, described him as running his own domestic junket business and as a representative of international operator Pan Yulan, his sister, according to Inside Asian Gaming. It cited an internal Star document that put his total lifetime turnover at more than A$50 million (US$34.4 million) at the company’s venues in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Star raised his risk rating to critical, withdrew his personal credit facility and shut down every junket activity run in his name, also in 2019. Casino.org says it banned him from all its properties.

What happens next?

The case is at its earliest stage. No response from Pan has been published, and no hearing date has been given. The outcome will turn on whether the Victorian court accepts Wynn’s account of the loan and the interest due.

For the industry, the suit is a small sum with a notable name attached. A man whom two Australian operators eventually shut out was still able to draw credit from a Macau resort at the start of 2026.