The terms of reference are narrowly oriented towards Crown’s compliance with Victorian law and regulation, rather than focusing on regulation more broadly. The Victorian royal commission will look specifically at the suitability of Crown Resorts Ltd (the parent company) to be the operator of the Melbourne casino. Last week, the Western Australian government announced an inquiry into the operations of the Perth casino.
Read more: 'Not suitable': Where to now for James Packer and Crown's other casinos? It also found Crown Resorts was “not suitable to be a close associate of the licensee”, pointing to the infiltration and exploitation of Crown’s Melbourne and Perth operations by “criminal elements, probably including international criminal organisations”. The inquiry found Crown Sydney Gaming was “not a suitable person” to operate the Sydney casino. The Victorian government has announced a royal commission into Crown Melbourne, following the damning findings of the Bergin inquiry into Crown’s Sydney casino licence earlier this month.
