The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation's most recent data shows pokies losses across Gippsland have continued to increase since the venues reopened in November 2020.
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Embattled casino operator Crown may have been infiltrated by criminals to a degree greater than previously thought after evidence of possible money laundering in its bank accounts as recently as February.
At the royal commission in Victoria into Crown’s operations on Monday, it was revealed possible money laundering had been found in 14 bank accounts that hadn’t been examined in last year’s inquiry in NSW that found the group unfit to hold a licence.
In more damning evidence an anti-money laundering expert told the inquiry’s lawyers she was not asked to review Crown’s accounts in Melbourne and Perth until January this year, two months after Crown told the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation such a review was already under way.
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