Amir Abol Abolghassem filled a five-litre water container with petrol. He secreted it into a bag and took it into Genting Casino in Yelverton Road on September 28 by saying it was a birthday present for a member of staff. Bournemouth Crown Court heard the 59-year-old, who was a familiar face at the venue, made his way up to the balcony area and threw a coffee table to the lower level and began shouting. The gambling addict told people they should leave the town centre establishment before pouring the fuel and shouting he would “burn it down”. Prosecuting, Tom Evans said the defendant, who had racked up £400,000 in losses, was warned by the manger that people were in the building.