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SCMP: Macau casinos take out insurance policies after rise in hostage-taking over gambling debts

Major hotels, resorts and casinos in Macau are banking on lucrative insurance policies to guard against the abduction of wealthy or celebrity guests amid a rise in the number of kidnappings over unpaid gambling debts.

A top Hong Kong insurance broker said all major hotels and casino groups in Macau had expressed interest in specialist risk insurance to mitigate the fallout from any high-profile incident.