Brisbane man fined $9m over illegal poker platform
A Brisbane man, Rhys Edward Jones, was fined $9 million for operating an illegal online poker platform from October 2020 to March 2021. He handled nearly $7.3 million in transactions through Brisbane Poker Pty Ltd and made about $4.2 million in profit. The court also fined Brenton Lee Buttigieg $240,000 for promoting the platform on Facebook.
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Published 06 Jul 2026, 07:55 UTC · Updated 06 Jul 2026, 08:00 UTC
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