{"id":284476,"date":"2023-08-08T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T23:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=284476"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:28:26","slug":"aspinalls-wins-case-against-too-drunk-to-gamble-nightclub-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/aspinalls-wins-case-against-too-drunk-to-gamble-nightclub-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspinalls Wins Case Against \u2018Too Drunk to Gamble\u2019 Nightclub Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"

A wealthy gambler who claimed<\/a> he was plied with 54% proof \u201cChinese firewater\u201d at a swanky London casino<\/a> must pay the \u00a3600K he lost playing double chance baccarat on the night.<\/p>\n

\"Aspinalls
Lester Hui claimed he drank three and a half bottles of wine or champagne and up to 10 shots of \u201cChinese firewater\u201d before losing at baccarat. A London judge cast doubt on his claims last Friday. (Image: Champion News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nightclub owner Lester Hui, a longtime VIP member, visited the casino in February 2016 to celebrate Chinese New Year.<\/p>\n

He alleged the VP of International Marketing at Aspinalls<\/a> private members casino ordered a bottle of Maotai and suggested they play the drinking game \u201cliar\u2019s dice.\u201d Hui lost the game and had to drink a shot, which made him \u201cblackout drunk,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n

Check Bounces<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hui claimed he had already drunk three and a half bottles of wine or champagne. He subsequently consumed \u201cat least four more shots and as many as 10\u201d of the powerful distilled Chinese liquor before hitting the gaming tables, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

He lost $400K in just over 20 minutes, blowing \u00a3589,724 on the night in total.<\/p>\n

I have a memory of the beginning of the evening, but after the games and drinking the Maotai, I was totally out,\u201d<\/strong> he told the judge, as reported by The Daily Mail.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hui wrote out a blank check, which bounced, and the casino sued him in March.<\/a><\/p>\n

Hui alleged that Aspinalls took advantage of his drunken state and should have prevented him from any further gambling.<\/p>\n

Drove Bentley Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a ruling on Friday, High Court judge Mr. Justice Cotter determined that Hui \u201csignificantly exaggerated the amount of alcohol he consumed\u201d and had not been plied with booze by staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am satisfied that whatever Mr. Hui did drink \u2013 which is probably very significantly less than he claims he drank \u2013 it did not have a readily observable effect upon him such that members of staff noticed, or should have noticed,\u201d wrote the judge.<\/p>\n

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He noted that Hui drove his Bentley 20 miles home on the night, suggesting he was not \u201cblackout drunk.\u201d The businessman later accepted Aspinalls’ offer of a trip to Finland to drive another Bentley on a frozen lake, indicating he did not feel wronged by the casino at that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cotter found Hui liable for the debt and ordered that steps must be taken for it to be repaid, plus interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am satisfied that the staff did not know, and there are no adequate reasons to support the proposition why they should have known, that Mr. Hui was sufficiently intoxicated that he should not be allowed to gamble,\u201d Cotter concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A wealthy gambler who claimed he was plied with 54% proof \u201cChinese firewater\u201d at a swanky London casino must pay the \u00a3600K he lost playing double chance baccarat on the night. Nightclub owner Lester Hui, a longtime VIP member, visited the casino in February 2016 to celebrate Chinese New Year. 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