Crown Resorts Melbourne will retain its casino license despite findings it had engaged in “disgraceful misconduct”.
The royal commission found Crown Melbourne “unsuitable” to hold a casino licence after findings of “illegal, dishonest, unethical and exploitative” conduct.
Despite this, Commissioner Ray Finkelstein did not recommend Crown to have its licence revoked. Instead, recommending a “special manager” be brought in to oversee a reform process.
Victorian Gaming Minister, Melissa Horne, says the casino has two years to turn things around.
She says, “At the end of those two years, the government will automatically assume that Crown's licence has been cancelled, unless they demonstrate otherwise.”