Gambler who lost £4million sues Mayfair casino Aspinalls because they didn’t ‘force him to stop and rest’ when he was on a losing streak

Gambler who lost £4million sues Mayfair casino Aspinalls because they didn’t ‘force him to stop and rest’ when he was on a losing streak

Daily Mail

A gambler is suing a Mayfair casino for the £3.9million he lost in a 72-hour card game – because he said it had a legal duty to prevent his losing streak.

Malaysian tycoon Han Joeh Lim, 62, claims private members’ club Aspinalls breached its responsibilities under the 2005 Gambling Act.

Mr Lim, who is said to be worth £40million and has business interests in property, steel and computer chip manufacturing, joined the casino in 2014 and was allowed to cash cheques up to the value of £600,000.

After he lost that sum, Aspinalls is said to have increased his credit to £1.9million and then allowed him another £2million in credit, which he also lost.

Mr Lim’s marathon session of the card game double chance baccarat – which was played by James Bond in Ian Fleming’s first 007 novel Casino Royale – took place in 2015.

According to a High Court writ, Mr Lim, who owns property in Malaysia and London, played for 72 hours with ‘limited breaks’.

Four years later, Aspinalls won a case against Mr Lim when it took him to court him for the money he had lost but not paid.

The judge in that case, Mr Justice Murray, also ruled that Mr Lim was in contempt of court for breaching four court orders, and fined him £100,000.

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