A luxury Queensland casino and resort has been accused of running an unlawful high roller operation in an effort to capitalise on casino crackdowns in NSW and Victoria.
Those revelations also prompted the NSW Bell inquiry and havefirst raised last year about criminal identities, including an alleged Melbourne mafia boss, gambling at The Star’s Queensland casinos despite being banned in NSW and Victoria.
Under Queensland’s Casino Control Act, junkets that deliver groups of Asian gamblers to casinos must be vetted and approved by the government to prevent criminal infiltration of the gaming industry. The Fu operation at The Ville was launched only months after Australia’s casino industry was put on notice by commissions of inquiry into Star and Crown that highlighted how the improper use of junkets could imperil a casino’s licence.Fu confirmed that he was not approved to operate as a junket and said he was not operating as one. He said The Ville had paid him cash and given him other benefits, including paying for groups of gamblers to dine at his restaurant.
Jones announced last year he would run for the LNP in the May federal election, but later withdrew his nomination.Morris made his fortune by founding ASX top 50 company Computershare and now owns a string of iconic venues across Australia, including the Portsea Hotel in Victoria. He has poured tens of millions of dollars into redeveloping The Ville.
Costello called on the Queensland government to urgently expand the Gotterson inquiry to include The Ville and other Queensland casinos. Casinos are required by law to avoid criminal infiltration to prevent money laundering and other crimes.
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