The Hellenic Club of Canberra is appealing against a decision by the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission to fine it $1.2 million, after it was found it had broken gambling laws in relation to a man who later died by suicide.
Raimo Kasurinen, who was known as Ray, died on March 31, 2020.
Prior to his death, he and his wife had poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into poker machines and were in debt.
After he died, his son-in-law David Chambers wrote to the ACT’s Gambling and Racing Commission, complaining that the Hellenic Club had failed in its duty to prevent problem gambling.
The ABC has seen a letter sent to Mr Kasurinen’s family, which said the commission had “decided to take disciplinary…
