ILGA chair Philip Crawford said the venue selected Mr Van Duinen as a top 100 pokie player, via its data tools, and targeted him for high roller perks like harbour cruises not offered to other members, which was both against the law and likely to encourage gambling. “[Clubs are] sophisticated businesses with lots of data,…
A TAB worker immediately realised the trouble he was in after using company money to place $177,000 in bets over three hours. Jason Robert Hill, 47, called his wife to tell her he was driving to the police station after making 220 bets on a Keno Heads or Tails game on March 1 last year.…
July 14, 2020 About Sonia Hickey Sonia Hickey is a freelance writer, magazine journalist and owner of Woman with Words. She has a strong interest in social justice and is a member of the Sydney Criminal Lawyers content team. Today’s leading opinions Share via: Two Woolworths-owned venues have been fined for enabling problem gambling. However,…
Leela M Ramdeen “We pray for those suffering from addiction may be properly helped and accompanied.” – Pope Francis In Pope Francis’ prayer intention for April 2020, he asked everyone to pray for those who suffer from addiction, especially addiction to gambling, pornography, and the internet. If we are to journey with our Domestic Church…
Singapores International Commercial Court has revealed that its 2019 ruling against Australias Star Entertainment Group in its quest to recoup AU$43.2 million (US$30 million) from a Singaporean businessman who refused to repay his gambling debts was due to public policy aimed at protecting Singapores interests. The case, described as the largest casino debt case ever…
LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Former pokies addict Michael Demchy on his struggle with gambling away a fortune in machines. (Video first published in 2018) Upper Hutt gamblers fed more $10 million into pokie machines over a year but the community got less than 8 per cent of that back from the trusts that run them, the Problem…
An Australian casino operators bid to reclaim gambling money from a high roller hit a brick wall in a Singaporean court, the Strait Times reports. The Star Entertainment QLD, a subsidiary of Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group, sued Dr. Wong Yew Choy in the Singapore International Commercial Court, seeking a court order to…
An Australian casino’s bid to recover an A$43.2 million (S$42 million) gambling debt from a Singaporean high roller here has failed on public policy grounds. The ruling against Brisbane-based The Star Entertainment QLD underlines the point that Singapore law does not enforce the recovery of monies won on a wager, other than gambling regulated by…
The gambling industry is facing an uncertain future as states and countries reopen and coronavirus cases rise in the U.S. and abroad. Reopening resorts and casinos may sound like good news, but it’s unlikely gamblers will travel to major resorts in droves while the virus is still a big threat. Given this backdrop, a few…
When sitting down with 29-year-old Yiannis Simosis, it is difficult for one to fathom that this intelligent, mature, kind and down to earth young man, spent some of the best years of his life struggling with gambling addiction that led him down a difficult path which nearly ruined his life. Yiannis story with gambling stems…