Betting giant Tabcorp has been ordered to stop accepting cash at its machines in Victorian pubs and clubs unless they are properly supervised by staff after a teenager with gambling debts of nearly $100,000 placed bets at multiple venues.
According to the states gaming regulator, the 16-year-old was able to gamble on more than 30 occasions between May 2022 and October 2023 at multiple venues across Melbournes northern suburbs. The matter is the subject of ongoing court action against venues.
In a victim impact statement tendered in court in one case, the teenagers mother said he had borrowed money to finance his gambling addiction from people who later threatened their safety. She alleges two people broke into her home with machetes.
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