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Victoria’s Crown royal commission to go further than NSW inquiry, commissioner says
Victoria’s royal commission into Crown Casino will go further than the New South Wales inquiry and will put the management of gambling addiction front and centre, despite it not being directly in its terms of reference, former judge Ray Finkelstein has said.
Key points:
- Mr Finkelstein said the “widespread” issue of problem gambling affected families and employers
- Crown resorts disagrees with the findings of the NSW inquiry, the commission heard
- The commissioner said he would not tolerate any delays, after revealing Crown was yet to respond to a request for information
The first day of the inquiry heard the commission was still waiting for the gambling giant to respond to questions about whether it had breached its legal obligations.
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