The NSW Crime Commission will use its royal commission-style powers to examine allegations dirty funds are being washed through pokies venues.
last month revealed CCTV evidence of a money-laundering syndicate cleaning tens of thousands of dollars at inner-city pokies venues and aired claims by a senior official that hundreds of millions of dollars of dirty funds were being washed through pubs and clubs.investigation also revealed 10 Sydney “mini casino” pokies venues had been targeted by suspected professional money launderers, cleaning millions of dollars in dirty cash.
The NSW Crime Commission inquiry and decision to announce it publicly is part vindication for Mr Crawford and Mr Dominello, as it indicates that the powerful criminal intelligence body also believes a dedicated probe is necessary. However, it falls short of the fully public inquiry Mr Crawford and Mr Dominello were seeking. While the commission will make some of its broad findings public, its legislation requires it to use its powers behind closed doors.
“We simply don’t know how much of that was the proceeds of crime being laundered by or on behalf of criminal syndicates, but when so much money is involved it is reasonable to suspect some level of criminal activity.”Mr Barnes said his agency would keep an open mind about the extent of criminal activity and, in an unusual move indicative of the highly politicised nature of gaming sector, said he was assured ClubsNSW was committed to “stamping out illegality” in the sector.
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