Saturday, July 01, 2006

As reported by the Herald Sun: "A man who claims he was unfairly deprived of
a $1.2 million Tattslotto win has taken his campaign against Tattersall's to
VCAT. "Jemal Abdelrehim partly blames the gambling operator for his loss,
alleging it denied him information and stymied investigations into his
belief that his winning ticket was stolen. "Mr Abdelrehim agreed yesterday
to supply documentation to Tattersall's in a brief directions hearing in
which the company said it wanted the case summarily dismissed. "Outside the
tribunal, Mr Abdelrehim said he bought two System 10 tickets at a shop in
East Melbourne near his flat. "It was for the $16 million Tattslotto draw
No. 2165 on April 20, 2002 with a Division One prize of $1,230,769.24. "He
had not checked the tickets but when he returned to the shop the Monday week
after, the shop assistant who sold him the ticket said he had expected him
because they had been notified someone bought a Division One winning ticket.

".He said when he searched for his ticket he could not find it in his
clothing, apartment or at work.

".He claimed that when he rang Tattersall's to report his claim no one
returned his phone call.

"When Mr Abdelrehim contacted police, who made inquiries with Tattersall's,
they were told that his ticket was a Quick Pick rather than System 10, and
the matter could not be traced further."