In addition, the news release states, Crown Melbourne must introduce a 24-hour cash transaction cap of AU$1,000 (US$693) per person.
The Andrews Labor Government will introduce the major reforms to Parliament on Wednesday, measures that address Crown Melbourne’s history of gambling harms and money laundering.Īs per one of the stringent measures, bettors will have to track playing time and declare how much money they intend to spend at the casino via “mandatory pre-commitment on all electronic gaming machines,” known colloquially as pokies. In a news release from the Victorian Government published Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews stated that a raft of Crown Melbourne reforms based on 12 recommendations from the Royal Commission “will be a world first - and the strongest measures in any casino in Australia.” Strongest measures in any casino in Australia”
The Victorian Government has now outlined plans to introduce some of the toughest restrictions ever placed on an Australian casino at the Crown Resorts-owned property. Crown Melbourne is facing a stiff punishment for money laundering failures uncovered last year.
