![]() The Andrews government will also spend $55.6 million to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Casino, which found that Crown Resorts was unsuitable to hold its licence.īut rather than tear up its licence, the government has given Crown two years to improve its practices and show it can properly operate the multi-billion-dollar business.Ī special monitor has been set up to oversee Crown's operations with the majority of the $55 million going towards that work. "This is a fair way of ensuring that every taxpayer pays their part,'' Mr Pallas said. ![]() ![]() Treasurer Tim Pallas said the change would increase revenue by $30 million a year from July 2023. Gambling taxes are worth $2 billion to state coffers. The tax increase will mean the casino pays the same amount of tax on pokies winnings as clubs and pubs.įor years government was unable to raise the tax rate without having to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation due to laws made by the Napthine government in 2014.īut in the wake of the damning Royal Commission into Crown Casino the state government removed that provision. ![]()
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