The Cairns Reef Hotel Casino is being investigated over an allegedly unlawful operation involving a Melbourne businessman who was paid to lure wealthy Asian gamblers from NSW and Victoria. | By Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger Ageinvestigates
A second Queensland casino is being investigated over an allegedly unlawful high-roller operation involving a Melbourne businessman who was paid to lure wealthy Asian gamblers from NSW and Victoria.
Jones sent the text in February 2021 after a high roller told him Melbourne gamblers were “shitting themselves” because Crown was demanding high rollers provide proof of income. The Ville scheme involves Melbourne restaurateur Lawrence Fu effectively operating at the Townsville casino as a de facto high-roller agent or junket without the necessary approval from Queensland’s Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman or the gaming regulator.Under Queensland’s Casino Control Act, junkets that deliver groups of Asian gamblers to casinos must be vetted and approved to prevent criminal infiltration of the gaming industry.
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