Jimei expands presence in Australia with The Star junket deal

Junket investor Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd is spreading its reach in Australia.

Back in November, the Hong Kong-listed firm entered a junket agreement with The Star Entertainment Group Ltd., which will see Jimei promote “not less” than six gaming tales within the casino company’s The Star Casino in Sydney, Jimei International announced in its 2015 annual report.

This isn’t Jimei’s first junket deal in the land down under. In February 2015, the junket investor signed a similar deal with The Star’s rival Crown Resorts for the promotion of between eight to 10 gaming tables at the Crown Perth Casino, located in Western Australia.

“The group shall continue to explore the possibility of further extending its business into the gaming and entertainment market to further broaden its income sources,” Jimei International chairman Jack Lam Yin Lok wrote in a statement, adding that the company plans to diversify its business “in the long run.”