Australian billionaire James Packer, who owns 50% of BetFair Australia (thru PBL), has quit the Church of Scientology.

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The Sydney Morning Herald:

However, observers suggest Mr Packer&#8217-s expanding casino empire has presented issues difficult to reconcile with Scientologist beliefs. Scientology&#8217-s founder, the science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, denounced gambling. &#8220-An obsessive gambler is a psychotic just like a drug addict or an alcoholic,&#8221- Hubbard wrote in 1977.

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