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Melbourne finally has a Crown royal commission — is this going to stop crime and gambling harm?

  • Written by Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Melbourne finally has a Crown royal commission — is this going to stop crime and gambling harm?Michael Dodge/AAP

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.

The inquiry found Crown Sydney Gaming was “not a suitable person” to operate the Sydney casino.

It also found Crown Resorts...

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