Victoria’s Supreme Court of Appeal has wiped a punter’s $150,000 debt after ruling paperwork failures rendered the bets invalid.
Bookmaker David McLauchlan took action against punter Allen Ng after the punter incurred hefty losses between February and April 2020.
The County Court ruled in McLauchlan’s favour in 2022, ordering Ng to pay the debt and costs before the higher court overturned the verdict earlier this month.
The appellate court, comprising three justices, found select telephone bets in April 2020 constituted “unauthorised gambling”.
While the bets taken were properly recorded with Racing Victoria, along with Ng’s personal details, including driver’s licence, McLauchlan failed to obtain a signed authority, as required under…
