Adrian Portelli pleads not guilty to illegal lotteries charges, blames trial on ‘big miscommunication’

Prominent Melbourne property investor Adrian Portelli has labelled the court action against him a “waste” of “taxpayers’ money” on day one of his trial over allegations he ran illegal lotteries in South Australia. 

Mr Portelli and his company, Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd, entered not guilty pleas in…