In a landmark decision with potentially sweeping implications for the legal landscape surrounding gambling debts in Malaysia, the Federal Court ruled in favor of a prominent businessman from Sarawak, in a gambling debt dispute with Cambodia gaming operator NagaCorp.
According to court documents reviewed by AGB, a previous Court of Appeal decision was overturned, asserting that Dato’ Ting Ching Lee is not legally obligated to repay alleged gambling debts linked to a trip to a ‘Naga Casino in Cambodia’, in a decision that goes against previous legal precedent.
The case stems from a gambling trip Dato’ Ting and several others took to NagaWorld, a casino and resort complex operated by NagaCorp Ltd. in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The trip, arranged by Ting Siu Hua, a tour agent and casino junket operating under the Huang Group, occurred in January 2015.
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