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UK – Park Lane Club wins out in High Court ruling over VIP cash-back claim
By Phil - 3 Mart 2021
Croatian businessman Juste Puharic has lost in his High Court battle against The Park Lane Club in Mayfair after his claims that the casino failed to pay-up the commission on the bets he made despite paying his £1.5m winnings.
He claimed he staked the amount because casino staff encouraged him with a cash-back offer on his bets. He believes he is ‘contractually entitled’ to £243,518, representing a 0.9 per cent commission on his bets of £27,057,621, in addition to the £1,466,056. He spent £27m over five days in May 2015.
His claim was dismissed by Judge Mansfield, who ruled that Mr Puharic had not reached a ‘concluded agreement’ surrounding incentives and bonuses with the casino’s owners Silverbond Enterprises.
Judge Mansfield ruled: “In my judgment, there was no concluded agreement reached between the parties about bonuses or incentives. The claimant was paid his winnings and is entitled to no further sum.”
Bay Puharic'i temsil eden Christopher Bamford, kumarhane personelinin sokakta kendisine yaklaştıktan sonra kendisine kahve ve akşam yemeği teklif ettiğini ve diğer Mayfair kumarhanelerinin en iyi kumarhane teklifleriyle eşleşeceklerini veya yeneceklerini söylediğini belirtti.
Bay Puharic, kumarhanenin kendisine bahisleri üzerinden yüzde 0.9'luk bir komisyon ödemeyi kabul ettiğini, bunun da kazansa da kaybetse de diğer Mayfair kumarhanelerinde hak ettiği nakit para iadesi teklifiyle eşleştiğini iddia ediyor.
Park Lane kumarhanesini temsil eden Guy Olliff-Cooper şunları söyledi: "Kulübün rekabetçi olmak için elinden gelenin en iyisini yapacağı ve bu nedenle Bay Puharic'in başka yerlerde aldığı şartları eşleştirmeyi değerlendireceği söylenebilir. Ancak resmi bir teklif yapılmadı."
“Casinos use a variety of incentives to attract customers. The defendant’s position is simply that it never made him this matching offer. The defendant did not offer to match or better the incentives that Mr Puharic received at other Mayfair casinos. The only incentive offered to roulette players at the Park Lane Club was discretionary free hospitality and commission which could be used as a ‘discount on losses’ but not claimed by a player who came out on top. The defendant did not offer to match or better the incentives that Mr Puharic received at other Mayfair casinos.”
The casino recently had its licence revoked over concerns over its ownership, although the premises can continue to trade during the appeal process. It was also fined £1.8m in 2019 as a result of money laundering failings
