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Sydney’s Star casino fined $90,000 after 12-year-old girl caught gambling – The Guardian
A 17-year-old boy was served alcohol and played 42 rounds of roulette and 22 hands of poker while a 16-year-old girl was served alcohol
A 12-year-old girl is among three minors caught gambling or drinking at Sydneys Star casino, costing the venue $90,000 in fines.
The girls mother snuck her in through the exit doors, took her to the main gaming floor and watched as the child placed 21 bets on poker machines over 17 minutes.
The girl and her parents, visiting Australia from China on tourist visas, were only picked up by security when trying to leave the venue, in what the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority says was a s…
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