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Friday, April 24, 2026

Troy Stolz: pokies and money-laundering whistleblower's trial to continue next year - Michael West News

Whistleblower Troy Stolz’s defamation trial against ClubsNSW has run overtime and will continue early next year as the Court hears evidence from Stolz’s former managers regarding bullying and harassment claims and the Clubs CEO’s attempts to enforce damage control in the wake of the Stolz revelations. Callum Foote reports.

After five days of gruelling cross-examination by counsel for pokies lobby ClubsNSW, Troy Stolz ended back in hospital on the weekend getting blood clot needles. The whistleblower has Stage 4 cancer. Meanwhile, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has upped the ante in his efforts to introduce cashless gaming card reforms and ClubsNSW has threatened to campaign against MPs who support reform.

Labor opposition leader Chris Minns has continued to be criticised for refusing to take a significant position on gambling reform.

Stolz presented to the Maitland hospital emergency with chest pains, and shortness of breath and was treated for deep vein thrombosis. These were the upshot of complications related to the chemotherapy treatment he is currently undergoing.

He is suing ClubsNSW seeking damages for defamation as well as payments related to several workplace claims. Yesterday, Stolz’s lawyers questioned his former managers regarding Stolz’s employment status at ClubsNSW.

Today, Stolz’s managers at ClubsNSW are being cross-examined. One of these is Anne Fitzgerald the former executive manager of member services and marketing at ClubsNSW.

Fitzgerald personally...



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