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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Butler

Regulator launches disciplinary action against Crown Resorts after royal commission findings

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A report tabled in state parliament found that Crown had assisted wealthy Chinese patrons in ‘illegally transferring up to $160m in funds’. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters

The Victorian gambling regulator has used new laws, under which it can levy fines of up to $100m, to launch disciplinary action against Crown Resorts for disguising casino spending as accommodation expenses.

It is the first action the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has taken and is based on findings of a royal commission into Crown’s Melbourne casino, the group’s biggest, with the regulator promising there will be more to come.

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