âProtection racketâ: Victoria isolated after WA acts on Crown findings Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Victoria is growing increasingly isolated in its tepid response to evidence that organised crime syndicates infiltrated Crown Melbourne and used the casinoâs bank accounts to launder drug money, after Western Australia launched an independent review of the groupâs casino licence. The WA government on Wednesday ordered an inquiry with royal commission powers to review the James Packer-backed groupâs Perth casino licence as well as the effectiveness of the stateâs gambling watchdog and laws, a week after the long-running NSW Bergin inquiry ruled Crown was unfit to operate its yet-to-open Sydney casino.