A NSW inquiry under way into Crown’s main rival, The Star Entertainment Group, heard last month that the Sydney-based group engaged in an identical fraud by disguising $900 million in China UnionPay gambling transactions as hotel expenses.
A Crown spokeswoman said the company had “acknowledged the seriousness of its failings” over the UnionPay scam, which it ceased in 2016.
“Crown’s priority remains delivering on its reform and remediation program to ensure Crown delivers a safe and responsible gaming environment,” she said.
Crown is also facing a separate fine, which could be in the hundreds of millions, from the financial crimes watchdog AUSTRAC, which last month launched court action over the casino’s system failure to combat money laundering.
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