Perth casino operators to face $100 million fine for dodgy behaviour

Perth casino operators to face $100 million fine for dodgy behaviour

A bill to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday forms the first legislative response to the Perth Casino Royal Commission report handed down in March.

  • byHamish Hastie

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NSW,Victoria gambling regulators greenlight Blackstone’s Crown acquisition

NSW,Victoria gambling regulators greenlight Blackstone’s Crown acquisition

Crown’s buyer Blackstone has received the tick from regulators in NSW and Victoria.

  • byAngus Dalton
Former Crown director blasts authorities for failing to convict money launderers

Former Crown director blasts authorities for failing to convict money launderers

John Poynton questioned why authorities had not convicted anyone linked to money laundering uncovered first uncovered by this masthead in 2019 and subsequently explored in state inquiries and Royal Commissions into the Crown and Star casinos.

  • byHamish Hastie
Crown faces fine of up to $100m over bank card scam

Crown faces fine of up to $100m over bank card scam

Crown Resorts faces a fine of up to $100 million over its illegal practice of accepting Chinese bank cards to withdraw funds for gambling at its Melbourne casino.

  • byPatrick Hatch
‘The deceit,the crime,the destroyed lives’:How Australia lost its gamble on casinos

‘The deceit,the crime,the destroyed lives’:How Australia lost its gamble on casinos

Governments were warned crime would be “knocking on the door” of our casinos. Over time,they allowed it to walk right in.

  • byPatrick Hatch
How the Perth casino commission findings will restrict your gambling

How the Perth casino commission findings will restrict your gambling

The commission recommended far-reaching changes,including capping the time patrons can spend on electronic gaming machines and the amounts they can risk.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Perth report marks crescendo for Crown royal commissions

Perth report marks crescendo for Crown royal commissions

The Perth commission was the third and final major state inquiry into the operations of Crown casinos and resorts,triggered by reporting that found its casinos were being used to launder money.

  • byHamish Hastie
Is the government ready to take on pubs and clubs,as well as Crown?
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Is the government ready to take on pubs and clubs,as well as Crown?

If the proposed problem gambling crackdown is applied only to Crown,not smaller gaming venues,the reforms will be undermined.

  • byJosh Gordon
Perceived conflicts cast ‘shadow of doubt’ over Perth’s Crown Commission
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Perceived conflicts cast ‘shadow of doubt’ over Perth’s Crown Commission

The state’s leaders faced many questions about who suggested an inquiry leader so closely linked to its witnesses. Why did they avoid the answer now revealed?

  • byHamish Hastie
Packer exit an opportunity to clean up Crown casinos

Packer exit an opportunity to clean up Crown casinos

James Packer has done better than he expected,or deserved,by selling his shares in the scandal-ridden company.

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Former Crown boss fights Perth casino commission’s early findings

Former Crown boss fights Perth casino commission’s early findings

Barry Felstead has faced grillings at Royal Commissions around the country around what he knew about the arrests of 19 employees in China,and questions remain.

  • byPeter de Kruijff