Opinion
Crown plays a dangerous game of chicken
There’s a widespread view that Crown Melbourne will keep its casino licence because it’s too disruptive to do otherwise. But that severely underestimates commissioner Finkelstein’s resolve.
Karen MaleyColumnistIf the directors of Crown Resorts are listening to their mates in the business community, they’ll probably be hearing that there’s no need to worry: there’s no way that the royal commissioner, Ray Finkelstein QC, will recommend that it be stripped of its Melbourne casino licence.
That’s not because Crown Melbourne is suitable to hold the licence. It’s simply that taking the licence away would be far too disruptive a move to take with respect to a business that is Victoria’s largest single site employer, with some 12,500 people on its payroll.
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