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Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts


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The Preston Hotel fined $15,000 for allowing teen to gamble $2,500 as court hears extent of his addiction

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A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard.

The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away.

Continue reading…The Preston Hotel fined $15,000 for allowing teen to gamble $2,500 as court hears extent of his addictionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastA 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard.The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. Continue reading…