I am a gambler – I scooped £166,000 at a casino but they REFUSED to pay up, so I took them to court and won

A CASINO has been forced to pay £166,000 to a disabled gambler whose friend operated a slot machine that hit the jackpot. David Joe, who suffers from motor neurone disease, scooped the prize back in 2019 with a £6 stake but the casino refused to pay out. GettyDavid Joe took The Star casino to court and won[/caption] The gambler had asked pal Lois Lie to operate the machine for him at The Star casino in Sydney and won the jackpot on the Year of The Tiger machine, along with other prizes. After the casino refused to payout, Mr Joe embarked on a lengthy legal battle to get his winnings. He argued in court he had asked the The Star if he could have help from a friend in operating the machines and it only became a problem when he won, Gambling News reports. Judge Robert Montgomery ruled that it was Mr Joe had undertaken the financial risk and Mr Lie was acting under his strict instructions. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS HORROR FIND Twist after dead kids found in bags as cops find link thousands of miles away VLAD THE KILLER Putin 'behind revenge bombing that wounded war guru & killed his daughter' “In the context of their playing machines for several hours, Mr Joe truly significant disability, plainly deprived him of the ability to operate the machines himself for enjoyment,” he said in his ruling. “Accordingly, failure to pay the winnings to Mr Joe was misconceived and breached the contract of wager between the plaintiff and the defendant.” The casino had also argued that his friend was banned after being on a self-exclusion list. But Mr Joe said he was unaware of that and Mr Lois had been given access to the casino for six months by the time of the win. He ordered The Star casino to pay the £166,000 winnings plus £20,000 in interest to Mr Joe plus his legal costs. Most read in News MURDER MANHUNT Urgent hunt for man wanted for murder as public warned 'do not approach' THIS IS PASTA JOKE! Winner of best joke of Edinburgh Fringe revealed - do you agree? RED ALERT Putin cronies fear coup after war guru's daughter blown up 'by rogue FSB agents' NIGHT OF BLOODSHED Four stabbed in knife fight as cops Taser suspect and arrest seven men FATAL SMASH Three men killed and one rushed to hospital after head-on horror crash BANK ON IT Met Office reveal exact date 30C to hit as Brits gear up for baking Bank Holiday Mr Joe had more luck than Jan Flato, who lost £80,000 on casino slot machine jackpot because he let his pal press the play button for ‘luck’. He was feeding cash into the £40-a-spin Double Top Dollar machine during a night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Fort Lauderdale. After a run of winless spins his friend Marina Navarro, asked if she could push the button to change his ‘luck’. Seconds later the machine’s $100,000 jackpot span in and Flato assumed he was at last in the money. However, casino officials reviewed surveillance footage to confirm which one had the Midas touch. Read More on The Sun ROLLING IN IT I charge Brits £5k per WEEKEND to use my motorhome - I'm making a fortune NAILED IT I treated myself to a neon manicure.. but it was such a disaster “The person who pushes a slot machine button or pulls the arm is the person who wins the jackpot,” said Seminole spokesman Gary Bitner. The story mirrors the plot line of the move What Happens in Vegas starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz.