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'Lambo Guy' swipe, as company fined for illegal lottery
Xclusive Tech was fined $40,000 for 10 counts of unlawful lotteries conducted without a South Australian licence from January 2023 to May 2024, court records show.
- On Friday, the Adelaide Magistrate Court acquitted Adrian Portelli of running illegal lotteries, though his company Xclusive Tech was fined $40,000 for 10 unlawful lottery breaches.
- Prosecutors alleged the company ignored instructions to stop operating in South Australia without a license, prompting the Liquor and Gambling Commission to label the conduct a "deliberate flouting of the legislative requirements."
- Operating between 2023 and 2024, the business conducted 10 standard lotteries with prizes including cash, cars, and homes, which Magistrate Burton identified as the "very heart of the transactions."
- Portelli, absent from court, acknowledged the verdict on social media by writing, "I'm clear, business $40,000 fine," while the magistrate confirmed the penalty was appropriate for a commercial enterprise.
- Known for his appearances on The Block as "the Lambo Guy," Portelli built his public profile through high-profile property investments, including $15.03 million spent acquiring five homes in the 2024 series.
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