HIGH ROLLER SUES AUSSIE CASINO
31 October 2008
A$1,4 billion later, gamblers claims casino staff
exploited his addiction
Australian high roller Harry Kakavas has initiated
litigation against Melbourne's Crown Casino, alleging
that he lost millions in a A$1.4 billion (GBP548.5
million) 14 month gaming spree in which his addiction to
gambling was exploited by casino managers.
Kakavas, who is a property developer, is suing the
casino for A$50 million damages after a mammoth baccarat
binge in 2007 in which he lost A$37 million. At the
time, Kakavas had been barred from every casino in
Australia and had been so since 2004. Court documents in
Melbourne allege that emails detailed a Crown plan to
lure back Kakavas after managers discovered he had lost
millions of dollars gambling in Las Vegas.
Supreme Court documents revealed that Kakavas wore a
concealed recorder that captured casino managers at the
Crown attempting to lure him back to its riverside
baccarat tables.
Approached by Reuters news agency for comment on the
case, Crown spokesman Gary O'Neill said: "We have no
intention of responding to the allegations made
publicly. We are defending the action vigorously."
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