However, Liquor and Gaming stated that 38 of these did not fit within the scope of the investigation’s request for documents. Crime Commissioner Michael Barnes needed to personally intervene to ensure Liquor and Gaming released all 125 documents.
NSW Gambling Regulator Withheld Documents From Money Laundering InvestigationNSW Gambling Regulator Withheld Documents From Money Laundering Investigation“With respect, I disagree. The 38 documents identified relate to profiles of persons of interest which I understand were authored in early 2022 (during the period of the inquiry) and were marked for dissemination to the Crime Commission. I consider that given these two facts, they do indeed relate to the Crime Commission’s inquiry, even if they were brought into existence as part of another investigatory project.”
The commission also states that both the government and the gambling industry need to make improvements in how data is collected and analyzed with Barnes stating:
“The introduction of mandatory cashless gaming is another way to achieve the data enhancements required to identify money laundering.”
MP Greenwich said:
NSW Gambling Regulator Withheld Documents From Money Laundering Investigation NSW Gambling Regulator Withheld Documents From Money Laundering InvestigationNSW is moving ahead with a trial of cashless gaming despite a recent cyber attack which put the project in jeopardy. The 12 month trial period will see 500 pokie machines across the state move to cashless gaming only.
