David Joe v THE STAR PTY LIMITED [2022] NSWDC 360

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: David Joe v THE STAR PTY LIMITED [2022] NSWDC 360 Hearing dates: 23 May 2022 24 May 2022 25 May 2022 26 May 2022 2 June 2022 11 July 2022 19 August 2022 Date of orders: 19 August 2022 Decision date: 19 August 2022 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Montgomery DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant in the sum of $319,733.55 inclusive of interest to date. (2) Defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: CONTRACT OF WAGER – conversion – jackpot at casino Legislation Cited: Casino Control Act 1992 (NSW) – Ss 4A; 77; 79; 82; 83; 85; 86A; Gaming Machine Rules (19 May 2017) – Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority NSW; "player"; "wager"; "making any wager" Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – s 14.14 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) – s 140 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) – s 100 Cases Cited: Carlill v The Carbolic Smokeball Company [1892] 2 QB 484; (1892) 56 JP 665 Project Blue Sky v ABA [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Agalianos [1955] HCA 27; (1955) 92 CLR 390 Totaan v R [2022] NSWCCA 75; (2022) 400 ALR 578 Nguyen v Tran [2018] NSWCA 215; (2018) 86 MR 16 Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Joe, Plaintiff The Star Pty Limited, Defendant Representation: Counsel: Mr Kelly SC, Counsel for the Plaintiff Mr Afshar, Counsel for the Defendant