Staff at Crown Casino will have the power to turn people away if they haven't fulfilled their mandatory break requirements. 'Some of the evidence that we saw during the Royal Commission showed incredibly predatory behaviour on people that were clearly struggling on the casino floor and in the pokie machine rooms in particular,' she said. Victoria's Casino and Gaming minister, Melissa Horne, said the measures will address problem gambling at the venue. Patrons will be restricted to a maximum of 36 hours of gambling in a single week.
Under the new requirements, patrons who have been gambling for three continuous hours will have to take a 15 minute break and a 24 hour break if they've been gambling for more than 12 hours in a day. The reforms follow on from the Royal Commission into Crown's suitability to hold a casino licence, which was completed two years ago.
