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In Crown’s alleged tax rort, Commissioner Ray Finkelstein has a real-life test of the gambling giant’s claims to have reformed its culture. He seems far from convinced.
A punter was lured into Crown Melbourne with free tickets to a Phil Collins concert before he gambled away $30,000, a royal commission has been told.
The royal commission was set up by the Dan Andrews Labor government after a NSW inquiry found Crown unsuitable to run its newly built casino in Sydney s Barangaroo.
Counsel assisting Geoffrey Kozminsky on Friday said the Southbank casino offered its customers a range of prizes and giveaways, all with a mind to increasing how often and how long they spent gambling. Nothing is for free, the problem gambler told the inquiry into whether Crown can keep a licence for its Melbourne operations.
Crown spent $2.5b on marketing, $1.9m on problem gamblers
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Crown Resorts spent $2.5 billion on lavish gambling promotions to lure punters to its Southbank casino while shelling out just under $2 million for its problem gamblers program, an inquiry heard.
Crown Resorts chief marketing officer Nicolas Emery conceded the harm-reduction budget in the three years to 2019 was so small it could be a ârounding errorâ compared with the marketing spend.
A Victorian royal commission led by Ray Finkelstein, QC, is looking into Crownâs fitness to hold Melbourneâs only casino licence.Â
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Commissioner Ray Finkelstein asked whether the part of the marketing program, which promoted cash giveaways of up to $25,000, was designed so the winner would spend the money at the Southbank gaming floors.