A Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme has been let out of jail after his poker-star friends posted his bail and immigration officials cleared his release. Fifty-year-old Wei Seng Phua and his 22-year-old son are among eight people charged with setting up an illegal sports book in a Caesars Palace villa and taking World Cup bets. Poker professionals Andrew Robl and Phil Ivey together posted $2.5 million to secure the Phuas' release. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Tuesday that they reviewed the case and revoked a hold that had kept them in jail even after bail was posted.
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