Malaysian businessman Han Joeh Lim has sued private gambling club Aspinalls for failing to comply with the Gambling Act of 2005. Casino the fact is that the businessman allowed himself to play in the casino for 72 hours, with short breaks. This ultimately cost the man over 3.9 million British pounds.
The Malaysian businessman who has made his fortune in the steel, real estate and computer chip industry, played in 2014 at The Aspinall casino in London. This was a 72-hour session where the Malaysian indicated that he had taken short breaks during this session. He started the session with an amount of 600,000 pounds but soon saw this amount go up in smoke. The casino then increased the player's credit to 1.9 million pounds. When the player also managed to lose this at the Baccarat table, the casino decided to increase the limit by another 2 million pounds. As a result, the player managed to stand in the red at the London casino for no less than 3.9 million pounds.
However, the man refused to pay the amount, because of this, a court case ensued where the judge equated the Aspinall casino. Besides the fact that the court ruled that the player must pay the amount of 3.9 million pounds, the court added another scoop. Thus, the court imposed another fine on the player in the amount of 100,000 pounds. However, the Malaysian is now trying to fight back by including the 2005 Gambling Law. This law says that the casino has a zodiac responsibility to ensure that vulnerable players are protected from gambling. He argued that the casino even increased the limit without it trying to force the player to rest. The casino even increased its limit by another 2 million pounds. His lawyer indicates that the player was clearly desperate and needed to be protected from himself. The lawyer believes that the casino took advantage of the vulnerable player. The lawsuit is still pending.
