High Roller in Multi-million Dollar Scam

A Singapore man is behind bars, charged with an alleged global fraud that saw $190 million poured into his Melbourne casino account.

The high-flying Singapore executive is accused of blowing tens of millions of dollars of stolen cash on Crown's big-stakes gaming tables. Crown Casino lavished VIP treatment on Chia Teck Leng, who lived a double life as a finance manager and international playboy, for more than three years.

It is believed Mr Chia jetted into Melbourne up to 50 times to indulge his passion at the Southbank gambling mecca. But his scam came unstuck on September 2, when he was arrested just days after what proved to be his final Melbourne gambling spree.

Victorian Supreme Court documents obtained by the Herald Sun late yesterday detail his alleged crimes and the key role played by Australian Federal Police in netting the high-roller.

The documents reveal Mr Chia stashed more than $29 million in a Westpac account opened in Melbourne. The AFP has since won a court order to freeze the account, on the basis of allegations that the money was looted from four foreign banks.

"Records held by Crown casino confirm that over a period of four years approximately $190 million has been deposited into Chia's casino member account," the AFP told the court.

Mr Chia, who faces life behind bars, has been charged with 28 counts relating to cheating and forgery.