Advertisement The head of the Victorian royal commission into Crown says the company would be getting away with criminality if it was allowed to continue running its Melbourne casino unhindered. Crown Resorts announced its Melbourne chief executive, Xavier Walsh, would step down half an hour before commissioner Ray Finkelstein, QC, began the final hearings of the months-long probe that has uncovered illegal behaviour. Crown’s lawyer said on Tuesday it accepts the findings and apologises for them. Xavier Walsh leaving the royal commission last month. Credit:Eamon Gallagher Mr Finkelstein, who referenced the possibility of another company taking over the casino, questioned submissions made by Crown’s lawyers urging him to allow the casino to continue with an independent monitor to oversee governance reforms and help the company return to being an acceptable operator.