Gable Tostee cries sexism following casino ban after alleged strangling
Eric Thomas – who changed his name from Gable Tostee in 2015 while on trial following the death of Warriena Wright – claimed he was banned from the casino because he is a man.
The banning followed an incident with a female guest in April 2022.
Staff reported entering a woman's hotel room and finding Thomas standing over her, fighting her while she was 'on her back with her dress up over her hips'.
The woman later told police Thomas had strangled her, and obtained a domestic violence order against him.
Thomas suffered bruises and bite marks, and was taken to Southport Watchhouse while the order was processed.
When applying to have the ban lifted in 2023, he told The Star that police had notified him they would not pursue charges over the alleged assault, and said the woman had suffered a 'dissociative event', which caused the incident.
He now claims the casino ban is discriminatory and attacks him because he is a man, and is seeking to overturn the decision and have his membership at The Star reinstated.
In a hearing on April 10, Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal senior member Samantha Traves refused to reinstate Thomas' membership before additional hearings later in the year, scheduled for September and November.
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