Melbourne businessman Allen NgCredit: Source: clarkofthecourse.com
Three judges of the Supreme Court – Justices Maree Kennedy, Cameron Macauley and Kevin Lyons – upheld the appeal.
They classed the bets as “unauthorised gambling” because the form had not been signed nor registered with Racing Victoria. As a result, the $150,000 debt was wiped.
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A fortnight after the Supreme Court finding, McLauchlan spoke to this masthead about the case. Sitting in his South Melbourne apartment, he shook his head in disbelief. Until then, he felt he had done everything right – from the moment he was introduced to Ng at a midweek meeting at Sandown Racecourse on February 8, 2020, by a mutual friend.
“This fellow wanted to bet with…
