LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A NEW CASINO REGULATOR
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The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has announced practical interim arrangements to support the establishment of a standalone casino regulator. The interim arrangement will enhance the management of existing and emerging risks in the current casino regulatory environment. The Government agreed to back all 19 recommendations from the Bergin Inquiry Report on the regulation of casinos in NSW in August 2021. Work started to redesign the regulatory structure of NSW casinos with a view to introducing legislative changes to parliament in mid-2022.
The new arrangements will start in February 2022. They include a separation of casino regulation from liquor and gaming regulation within the current casino regulator, ILGA. The appointment of the chairperson Philip Crawford from part-time to full-year will be changed. The new arrangement will enhance ILga's ability to identify and address organised crime in casinos.
There will be a new casino regulator. The current one will change its name to ILGA. Philip Crawford will become the new chairperson. AUSTRAC and the Department of Customer Service will work together to improve the cooperation between them.
