Andrews government is reconsidering a promise to force poker machine players at Crown to commit to maximum losses and time limits before they start gambling.
Politicians use the myth that Australians “love a bet” to justify being captured by Crown Casino and gaming.
The regular gambler said Crown uses giveaways and promotions to ‘play’ its patrons.
Crown Resorts does not accept that it deliberately or willfully facilitated money laundering at its Melbourne casino,the head of Victoria’s royal commission into Crown has said during the inquiry’s first hearing.
The Crown royal commission will not scrutinise Victoria’s gambling laws or the gaming watchdog in a move the Opposition and anti-gambling advocates say is a missed opportunity to fix the state’s failed regulatory system.