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The built structures of Crownâs casino businesses loom large on the skylines of Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The Victorian capital was the scene of much of the misconduct identified in this mastheadâs reporting from 2019 onwards; WA is in the early stages of its own royal commission into the Perth casino; and looming above them all is the casino at Sydneyâs Barangaroo, which the regulator recently declared has âa way to goâ before winning back its suspended licence and admitting its first gamblers.
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A coroner has called for all bar staff to receive training in the safe restraint of patrons following the death of Earthcore festival founder Spiros Boursinos in a Melbourne venue after he was held down during a psychotic episode.
Releasing her findings on Tuesday into the death of the 45-year-old, coroner Jacqui Hawkins also called for significant changes to the way people are trained in the responsible service of alcohol.
Antique Bar in Elsternwick where Spiro Boursinos (inset) died.
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Mr Boursinos, who also went by the name Spiro Boursine, died while being restrained at the Antique Bar in Elsternwick amid a drug-induced psychotic episode in October 2018.
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Crown slapped with $1m fine Crown Melbourne has been slapped with the maximum penalty available to Victoria’s gaming regulator in the wake of its money laundering scandal.
Business by Gerard Cockburn 27th Apr 2021 6:06 PM Crown Melbourne has been slapped with a $1m fine for its junket casino operations failing to comply with regulations. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) fined the casino giant after it was revealed by a separate NSW inquiry that Crown turned a blind eye to money laundering being conducted through junket tour operators. The commission has determined that Crown failed to comply with its regulatory obligations during relevant periods, namely, obligations that required Crown to implement a robust process to consider the ongoing probity of junket entities, the VCGLR said in a statement on Tuesday.