That is because on August 3, 2018, Wong cancelled the blank cheque and instructed his bank not to honour any attempts to draw money from The Star GC.
The casino made written demands to Wong for the amount of $43,209,853.22 on October 16, 2018 and December 21, 2018.
Wong denied giving the Gold Coast casino permission to use the blank cheque and argued he was not required to pay the losses incurred due to “mistakes” made by the baccarat dealers, of which there were four incidents resulting in complaint.
The Star agreed that three incidents warranted complaint and a conversation was had between Wong and chief operating officer Paul Arbuckle on July 30, 2018.
A letter of apology, signed by Arbuckle, was issued to Wong on August 1. It made…
