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 a statute like the Casino Control Act.
Singapore International Commercial Court judge Jeremy Cooke, in explaining why he struck out the claim taken against Dr Wong Yew Choy, said it was a “necessary concomitant of a public policy which is protective of Singapore’s interests”.
He cited a Singapore Court of Appeal decision in 2002 for his ruling, which found that the claim fell foul of Section …
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