Crown Melbourne has been ordered to pay $120 million in fines after the gambling regulator found it failed to prevent gambling-related harm to patrons, who were sometimes allowed to gamble for more than 24 hours at a time.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleCrown Melbourne has been fined $120 million by the gambling regulator over breaches of its responsible service obligations.Victoria's gambling regulator found the casino operator had sometime allowed customers to gamble for more than 24 hours without a break
VGCCC chairperson Fran Thorn said Crown failed in its "legal and moral obligation" to minimise gambling-related harm to its patrons.
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