Wagga punter Ron Lee
A Wagga punter has been embroiled in a gambling scandal that saw $111,000 traded on his online account without his knowledge.
Removalist Ron Lee has accused a top William Hill executive of turning a blind eye to scammers, who gained access to his dormant account and made 185 bets.
After raising red flags, Mr Lee was sold an elaborate lie and given $5000 cash in the hope he would keep his mouth shut.
Mr Lee joined William Hill in October in exchange for $10,000 credit and a further $1000 of free bonus bets, $999 of which he spent on horses running in the Victoria Derby and Cox Plate.
Last Friday Mr Lee felt like another flutter, so called William Hill for an account balance and was stunned to hear there was only $60 to h…
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