Waiter with lung cancer sues Melbourne’s Crown casino over smoking in high-rollers room

Dien Nguyen alleges in court documents that company knew or ought to have known about risk of disease

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A waiter with terminal lung cancer is suing Melbourne’s Crown casino, alleging in court documents that his job in the venue’s high-rollers room – where smoking was permitted – contributed to his condition.

Dien Nguyen, 39, was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer in 2020, six years after he began working full-time in Crown’s Mahogany Room, where patrons had been permitted to smoke due to a special exemption from the Victorian government.

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