NSW's Chief Gambling Regulator Asks for Money Laundering Investigation into Pub Slots
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NSW's Chief Gambling Regulator Asks for Money Laundering Investigation into Pub Slots. Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority chairman Philip Crawford wants to investigate the possibility of money laundering activities unfolding inside non-gaming venues in New South Wales. NSW is home to 95,000 poker machines. Most of them are found in hotels, clubs, pubs and other similar non. gaming venues. They bring the state close to $710 million in taxes and offer steady jobs for more than 100,00 people.
$712 million laundered through pokie machines in Australia every year. David Byrne, the state's chief gaming investigator, shared surveillance camera images from a pub in Sydney showing a criminal gang member putting $19,000 into a poker machine and cashing out his alleged "winnings". Byrne is a strong advocate of cashless wagering.
