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Malaysia Case Law

Gaming credit facilities
  • 20 Mar 2024

    TING SIU HUA DATO’ TING CHING LEE

    Citation
    Q-02(NCvC)(W)-1393-07/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
    Court
    NCvC
    Case number
    Q-02(NCvC)(W)-1393-07/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

    The Court dismissed the plaintiffs' defamation appeal because plaintiffs failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the defendant originated or published the impugned advertisement or was responsible for its republication on social media; conversely, the Court allowed the defendant's counterclaim, finding on the evidence (including DW1's testimony) that an oral agreement to provide two lines of credit and a rolling rebate existed and, following Wynn Resorts, such credit facilities are loans/credit not unenforceable wagering agreements under Civil Law Act s26 and Contracts Act s31, t…