According to the statement of claim, when Mr Hasna admitted to his VIP host that he was experiencing financial difficulties after the $100,000 cheque bounced, he was instead encouraged to gamble on credit to Crown.
The encouragement came despite Mr Hasna previously banning himself from the casino in 2008 and 2012, and Crown security and his mother allegedly requesting that the management permanently bar him. It did not do so until December 2020.
Peter Lawrence, general manager, VIP customer service for Crown Melbourne.
Mr Hasna said Crowns treatment of him amounted to unconscionable conduct, prompting a claim for $4,593,000 in damages to account for $4,393,000 he spent at the casino from June 2016 to December 2019 without withdrawi…
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