Monash University’s Charles Livingstone.
Monash University associate professor Charles Livingstone said the finding was emblematic of how Crown had operated in Melbourne over many years,suggesting the casino’s “crimes and misdemeanours” would haunt it for some time yet,even under new owners.
“This is a further reminder that the regulatory oversight in Victoria was severely lacking over many years,” he said.
In one example of the practice that was presented to royal commission,Ahmed Hasna,a gambling addict who had already twice banned himself from the casino,signed over a bank cheque made out to him for $100,000 worth of casino chips before the cheque had cleared.
Hasna then lost all the chips playing roulette in the casino’s premiumMahogany Room,before the cheque was dishonoured by his bank. Crown then took steps to recover the money.
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