A gambling addict who wasasked to be banned from Melbournes Crown Casino due to extensive debt is now suing the casino for more than AU$4.5m (US$3.30m) he lost, after the Crown continued to encourage betting, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
In a statement of claim filed with the Federal Court, Ahmed Hasna -who says he gambled at the Southbank casino almost every second day between 1993 and 2019, sometimes for 26 hours straight -accused Crown of incentivising him to continue gambling with free holidays and tickets to concerts, and the ability to bet “on credit.”
Crowns Head of VIP Customer Service, Peter Lawrence, told the Commission that the casinos treatment of Mr Hasna was irresponsible andprobably predatory.”
In his court applicat…
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