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A "PATHOLOGICAL gambler" who lost more than $600,000 playing roulette at Star City casino after he begged management to keep him away now wants his money back.
Iranian refugee Behrouz Foroughi, 43, volunteered to go on an "exclusion list" of problem gamblers to bar him from the gaming floor.
It emerged yesterday that Mr Foroughi was just one of 5746 names on Star City's exclusion list.
Mr Foroughi's lawyer Greg Laughton SC told the Federal Court in Sydney the casino had failed in its duty of care after his client informed staff of his gambling problem.
He said Mr Foroughi, a painter and decorator who never sought counselling for his problem, went to Star City staff after losing more than $27,000 in just two days in May 2004.
Within three weeks, Mr Foroughi returned to the casino and blew another $21,000.
He claims that despite being told he would be refused entry, he was able to return 65 times and was even offered access to the high rollers' room.
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Is this pathetic or not? I guess the whole concept of personal responsibility is on the endangered species list worldwide - including a great country like Australia. That a case like this isn't immediately laughed out of court is saddening. A casino exists to provide a place for adults to gamble and lose money so they make a profit, they don't exist to stop people from gambling.