CompaniesGaming & WageringCrown royal commissionPrint articleTougher casino laws in Victoria designed to ‘hold Crown to account’Hannah WoottonColumnistMay 24, 2022 – 4.27pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe Victorian government has introduced new laws to increase the powers of the state’s gambling watchdog and lift disciplinary consequences for casinos that enable problem gambling, in a move designed “to hold Crown to account”.The proposed legislation, which the state parliament will probably pass quickly given the Labor government’s hefty majority, delivers on recommendations from last year’s bombshell royal commission into Crown’s practices.Loading...Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCrown royal commissionCrown ResortsGamblingGaming & wageringCasinosVictorian ParliamentLatest In Gaming & wageringFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewHow Matt Comyn starts his daySally Patten and Lap PhanFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsLife & LeisureCould this natural remedy be a safe alternative to opioid painkillers?Luke BenedictusWhat’s the difference between $40 jeans and $400 jeans?This elusive fashion designer is finally stepping into the spotlightRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse