Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6GYYB)
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A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard.
The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away.
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