Sky City's Sonya Hegi. Our records show us that the number of drinks that were served on that day or the number of double scotches I believe that were served on that day, weren't actually served during the time that Demaria was there. Mr Demaria claims that he was clearly drunk. Why did the Casino not ask him to leave while he was playing black jack and only after he had stopped gambling. South Australia's No-Pokies MP Nick Xenophon believes laws must be strengthened making it clear what casinos can and can't do.
Laws are currently very inadequate.
There is a difficulty in obtaining a conviction against gambling venues for intoxicated patrons and even the Casino Control Act in New South Wales, which is the strictest piece of legislation, there is yet to be a conviction under that Act. There have been a couple of warnings and that's been in place for a number of years now, so lets have an overhaul of legislation that puts the consumer first, rather than the gambling venues. Nick Xenophon South Australia's No-Pokies MP with Anne Barker. Transcripts on this website are created by an independent transcription service. The ABC does not warrant the accuracy of the transcripts.