Australian billionaire Adrian Portelli throws party at Melbourne penthouse apartment hours after being charged by SA authorities

Australian billionaire Adrian Portelli has hosted a party in his Melbourne penthouse apartment just hours after unlawful lottery charges were filed against him and his popular rewards club company.

The 35-year-old and his business Xclusive Tech Pty Ltd, which trades as LMCT+, had charges brought against them by South Australia’s Consumer and Business Services on Thursday.

Portelli — also known as “Lambo Guy” — was charged with nine counts of conducting or assisting in the conduct of an unlawful lottery, while his business was charged with 10 counts of the same offence.

Consumer and Business Service alleges unlawful lottery activity was carried out between January 29, 2023, and May 16, 2024.

Despite the news, Portelli was seen partying in his $39 million penthouse CBD apartment on Thursday night.

Showing off the $3 million McLaren he had craned up to his apartment while holding his baby son, Portelli posted on Instagram with the caption: “Did someone say penthouse party.”

A group of female dancers were seen at the event as well as popular Australian DJ Havana Brown who performed throughout the night.

Portelli was seen dancing with the DJ behind her decks and at one point did a shoey.

After being slapped with the charges, Portelli had posted on the LMCT+ Instagram account, writing: “It’s OK SA we still love you.

“Your gambling commissioner won’t allow you to win major life-changing prizes so I’ve decided to run exclusive, DAILY $1000 cash giveaways to you guys instead,” he said.

“We still love you and I’ll definitely be visiting to do more grocery voucher handouts.”

LMCT+ markets itself as a “shopping tool and rewards club”.

There are three membership tiers available, charging $19.99, $49.99 or $99.99 per month.

While the platform offers customers the benefits of a rewards program, it also holds regular giveaways.

The first prize in these giveaways can range from a new car to major cash prizes of $500,000 and $1,000,000.

Each membership tier for the platform comes with a different monthly amount of accumulating entries into the giveaways.

Days ago Portelli was praised for giving away a reported $150,000 in grocery vouchers at two Coles locations in Western Sydney as cost-of-living relief.

He’s performed similar stunts before in Adelaide and Melbourne.

Portelli is due to face the Adelaide Magistrate’s Court on January 15.