Passenger from casino shoved taxi driver who told him not to gamble if he could not afford it, gets jail

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Passenger from casino shoved taxi driver who told him not to gamble if he could not afford it, gets jail
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SINGAPORE — A retiree who boarded a taxi at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) Casino got into a dispute with the driver along the way.

The victim told 66-year-old Chan Kok Khay to "go back and sleep", saying that Chan had lost money while gambling and was venting his anger on the victim.

The passenger, 66-year-old Chan Kok Khay, was sentenced on Thursday to four weeks' jail for voluntarily causing hurt and a fine of S$2,000 for cursing at a public service worker. Both men alighted and were standing on the road just after the tunnel. They began recording each other with their phones, the court heard.

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