A TAB worker immediately realised the trouble he was in after using company money to place $177,000 in bets over three hours.
Jason Robert Hill, 47, called his wife to tell her he was driving to the police station after making 220 bets on a Keno Heads or Tails game on March 1 last year.
Maroochydore District Court on Thursday heard the Tabcorp employee had been told by his manager he was, under no circumstances, allowed to place a bet for himself or any other person on Keno.
Crown prosecutor Alex Stark said Hill began placing bets at the Golden Beach Tavern about 9.45am and lost $1300 of his own money before turning to Tabcorp’s credit.
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