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Victoria Passes Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

The government of the Australian Province of Victoria has introduced the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 to address gaming-related issues such as excessive gaming hours and the amounts gambled in the Crown Melbourne casino property. The measure will reportedly provide a comprehensive monitoring tool to verify the patron's adherence to the…

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Victoria: Landmark Reforms to Reduce Gambling Related Harm

The Andrews Labor Government is introducing sweeping new reforms to protect Victorians from gambling harm - making the state's gambling harm protections the strongest in Australia. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Melissa Horne announced new reforms to reduce gambling harm at venues with electronic gaming…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 July 2023

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VGCCC Issues Direction to Minimise Harm from Gaming Machines at Melbourne Casino

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has issued a formal direction to Crown requiring Crown to implement a raft of new harm minimisation and anti-money laundering measures. These measures incorporate key recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Casino Operator Licence and, in some instances, go beyond those…

Incidents ・ 08 May 2023

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Crown Melbourne casino fined $120m for breaching gambling laws

Crown fined $120m: Regulator says casino's conduct can't be forgotten or tolerated Crown Resorts will pay a record $120 million in fines for failing to encourage responsible gambling at its Melbourne casino, in particular for letting customers gamble for more than 24 hours straight. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission announced the…

Law ・ 07 November 2022

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VGCCC imposes record fines totalling $120 million on Crown Melbourne for Responsible Service of Gambling breaches

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken disciplinary action against Crown Melbourne for failing its Responsible Service of Gambling obligations, imposing two fines totalling $120 million. The Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence found that Crown: breached its code of conduct for the Responsible…

Law ・ 11 November 2022

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Crown Melbourne hit with fines for disappointing responsible gambling efforts

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced the verdict: Crown Melbourne must pay a record fine of AU $120 million, or US $77 million. The reason for this punishment lies in a series of failures regarding its Responsible Service of Gambling obligations. Last year, Royal Commission revealed that Crown Melbourne didn't…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 November 2022

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Aussies Crown Set To Slip With $100m Fine Possible

Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia could be set to be hit with a fine of up to AU $100m after the Victorian Gambling And Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) began another raft of disciplinary proceedings against the casino. The state of Victoria had already completed their initial investigation into the goings-on at the casino, and as part of that…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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VGCCC investigates Crown Melbourne’s responsible gambling

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has opened new disciplinary proceedings against Crown Melbourne Limited, a company owned by Crown Resorts. The new regulatory rules in New South Wales came into effect on Friday as confirmed by the VGCCC which now will launch such proceedings even if one instance of wrongdoing is…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown risks $100m fine in latest responsible gambling probe

This follows on from the state's initial investigation, but deals with findings that suggest Crown allegedly violated elements of the Responsible Services of Gambling regulations, rather than focusing on money laundering or links to groups suspected of organised crime. Victoria's Royal Commission first found Crown inadequate to hold a licence in…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown could secure licence to open Barangaroo casino despite being found unfit by gaming regulator last year

Crown Resorts is on the verge of securing a licence to finally open its Sydney casino 15 months after being deemed "unfit" by the NSW gaming regulator. Last year the Bergin inquiry said Crown needed to make sweeping cultural changes if it wanted to be a suitable operator The inquiry investigated incidents of money laundering and links to…

Gaming Authorities ・ 03 June 2022

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VGCCC Introduces New Rules for EGMs at Crown Melbourne

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has changed the rules for electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at the Melbourne casino to help reduce harm. Key changes are: EGM players at the casino will no longer be able to play more than one machine at a time. EGM players at the casino cannot use any item to hold down the buttons on…

Law ・ 30 May 2022

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Star Hid AU$900m in Gambling Transactions From Banks

The Star allegedly lied to banks and categorized AU$900m (US$660.5m) worth of gambling transactions as hotel expenses. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Star Entertainment Group allegedly hid AU$900m (US$660.5m) worth of Chinese gambling transactions from banks, an inquiry into the Australian casino company has heard. The operator disguised the money…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 March 2022

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New Vic gambling regulator chair appointed

Victoria's former top health bureaucrat will be the inaugural chair of the state's casino and gambling regulator. Fran Thorn, who resigned from her role as health department secretary in 2011, will help establish the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission. The VGCCC will have regulate Crown Casino and have oversight of gaming and gambling…

Law ・ 23 November 2021

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Fran Thorn appointed Victorian gambling regulator Chair

Former top health bureaucrat Fran Thorn has been appointed as the inaugural Chair of Victoria's new gambling regulator. She has been appointed for three years, starting 1 January 2022, and will help establish the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). Thorn, who resigned from her role as Health Department Secretary ten years ago,…

Law ・ 23 November 2021

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Crown Melbourne Scandal Triggers Strict Changes to Gambling Legislation

The Government of Victoria has introduced in parliament the Casino and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission, which had recently concluded an investigation of the operations of Crown Melbourne. If passed into law, the bill will overwrite the existing Victorian Commission for Gambling and…

Law ・ 13 November 2021

The Guardian

Crown Resorts: can a ‘special manager’ clean up Melbourne’s casino?

A royal commission proposal to install a special manager to make sure Crown Resorts' Melbourne casino cleans up its act after years of misconduct will be difficult to implement, experts say. While commissioner Ray Finkelstein's recommendations to tackle problem gambling have been welcomed, governance and gaming experts have questioned the plan to…

Travel ・ 28 October 2021

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Australia: Crown Melbourne Gets to Keep Casino License

Despite being allowed to keep its casino license, Crown Melbourne will fall under strict and direct government supervision for two years following a Victoria Royal Commission review. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The government of the Australian state of Victoria has allowed operator Crown Resorts to keep its Melbourne casino license in response to the…

Travel ・ 26 October 2021

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Billionaire James Packer’s Crown Keeps Melbourne Casino License As Regulator Oversees Reforms

Australian regulators are allowing Crown Resorts -controlled by billionaire James Packer -to keep its license to operate its flagship Melbourne casino under the supervision of a government-appointed special manager who will ensure reforms are undertaken to address money laundering risks at the casino. While an independent inquiry by Victoria's…

Travel ・ 26 October 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Star casino linked to organised crime, money laundering, foreign influence

Listed gaming giant Star Entertainment has been enabling suspected money laundering, organised crime, large-scale fraud and foreign interference within its Australian casinos for years, even though its board was warned its anti-money-laundering controls were failing. Between 2014 and 2021, Star cultivated high-roller gamblers who are allegedly…

Incidents ・ 10 October 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Five bombshells that could blow away Crown’s Melbourne casino

As the future of Crown's sprawling Southbank casino hangs in the balance, these are the five problems he will be weighing up. Crown Melbourne made around $1.2 billion from its poker machines and table games every year before COVID-19 - excluding high rollers - and doing that "responsibly" is a key requirement of its casino licence. But it was…

Law ・ 09 July 2021

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Australian Casinos Probed For Possible Anti-Money Laundering Law Breaches

SYDNEY--Australia's two largest casino operators are facing fresh scrutiny from regulators after the government's financial intelligence agency uncovered potential breaches of anti-money laundering law. Crown Resorts Ltd., which is already facing multiple investigations from Australian authorities amid disquiet over its business practices in Sydney…

Incidents ・ 07 June 2021

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Sydney casinos to ban cash after money laundering scandal

Sydney's only two casinos will make their gaming operations cashless in a bid to stamp out money laundering. Regulators said The Star and Crown Sydney, which is yet to be opened, agreed to the unusual move on Thursday. It comes after an inquiry earlier this year found it was likely criminal activity had occurred at Crown Resorts' casinos in other…

Incidents ・ 15 July 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Crown inquiry LIVE updates: Sydney’s Crown Barangaroo casino not suitable to hold licence, Bergin report finds

If you're just joining us now, here is what you need to know. Today the NSW government tabled the long-awaited report of the Bergin inquiry into Sydney's second casino licence, which is held by the James Packer-backed Crown Resorts. Crown opened its new $2.2 billion complex in Barangaroo in late December, but without the gaming rooms that…

Gaming Authorities ・ 09 February 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney’s casino report released under privilege

The NSW government will release the findings of its long-running probe into Crown Resorts under parliamentary privilege so it can defend itself against potential defamation claims launched by the casino giant's executives. The precaution foreshadows potentially explosive findings in former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin's 800-page report into…

Gaming Authorities ・ 08 February 2021

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Gambler punting on horses and NBA spent 15 hours a day at casino losing marriage $300k in TWO MONTHS

Punter lost his marriage, his property portfolio and $300000 betting at casino He'd spend up to 15 hours a day at the casino - but staff only intervened once By then it was too late and he says he was seriously addicted and beyond help He went from betting on horses to playing blackjack to VIP room baccarat table A gambler lost $300000 in just two…

Baccarat ・ 29 June 2021