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60 Minutes has revealed the secret inner workings of Australia’s biggest casino, its ties to Chinese crime bosses and communist party figures, drug syndicates, money laundering and alleged sex trafficking rings. CREDIT: 60 Minutes

The 60 Minutes team. Picture: Channel 9Source:Channel 9

Channel 9 had built it up as a story that would “rock the foundations of Australia”, but a 60 Minutes investigation into Crown casinos left many viewers unimpressed.

The year-long investigation looked at tens of thousands of leaked emails which show the secret inner workings of Australia’s biggest casino.

The Sunday night current affairs show claims these emails show Crown’s links to Chinese crime bosses and communist party figures, drug syndicates, money laundering and alleged sex trafficking rings.

In a promo released a few days ago, 60 Minutes said the episode would feature “a story so important it can’t be missed”, which was “set to rock the foundations of Australia”.

The show came about as a result as a major investigation into Crown casinos. Picture: Channel 9Source:Supplied

However, from the get-go it was clear that many viewers felt let down — saying they felt the episode had been massively over-hyped.

Others pointed out that ABC’s Four Cornersran a similar story in 2017 called “Crown Confidential” which included allegations that Crown had “developed a business model based on luring rich Chinese, known as VIP high rollers, to its casinos … in a country where gambling and promoting gambling are illegal”.

The #Ashes promo has been the most exciting part of this earth shattering #60mins story.

— Megan Hustwaite (@MeganHustwaite) July 28, 2019

But The Age journalist behind the story, Nick McKenzie, defended the 60 Minutes exclusive, calling on viewers to judge the story not the promo.

Gay, Mike- I hope you judge the show on its merits, not on the promo!! I reckon you might be surprised at what else we’ve found.

— Nick McKenzie (@Ageinvestigates) July 27, 2019

Others came to the show’s defence, saying it exposed an obscene level of corporate greed in Australia and posed serious questions for the Federal government — particularly given it claimed the Australian Consulate was helping Crown by handing out hundreds of visas to dubious gamblers.

Sacked Border Force Commissioner, Roman Quaedvlieg, even claimed he was encouraged by ministers to help fast-track Crown’s Chinese high rollers through Australia’s borders.

Public interest #journalism bravo @Ageinvestigates we need more of this reporting. Revelations which surely must lead to action by regulators and governments. #60minuteshttps://t.co/aPIAGi1fDg

— Jules Hope (@HopeJules) July 28, 2019

Dirty money, dirty politics - no excuses anymore - we need a National ICAC and we need it now! #60Minutes Thanks @quaedvliegs for keeping the bastards honest as usual! https://t.co/xTKpCSEjeN

— Jacqui Lambie (@JacquiLambie) July 28, 2019

WHAT DID 60 MINUTES UNCOVER?

The investigation by The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes, aided by one of the biggest leaks of corporate data in Australia, showed how Crown helped bring criminals into Australia — raising “serious national security concerns”.

One of the journalists who worked on the story, Nick McKenzie, said the emails showed a “lust for profits-proven arrogant culture where almost anything, including courting people with ties to the criminal underworld was not only allowed but encouraged”.

The story alleges that Crown broke Chinese law by promoting gambling and paying Chinese sales staff bonuses to lure big gamblers Down Under.

60 Minutes followed a former employee of Crown Resorts, Jenny Jiang, who spent four weeks in a Chinese prison with drug dealers, pickpockets and prostitutes after she was arrested in October 14, 2016.

Former Crown employer Jenny Jiang spent four weeks in a Chinese prison. Picture: Channel 9Source:Supplied

She was arrested in 2016. Picture: Channel 9Source:Supplied

She was one of 19 Crown staff, including three Australians, who were held in custody and convicted of breaching Chinese laws that ban gambling and its promotion.

These laws include the luring of groups of high-rollers to offshore casinos, which she said she was helping facilitate in her role with Crown.

She also claimed Australian consulate offices in China were helping Crown get fast-tracked visas and she was offered a $60,000 payment offer from Crown to keep quiet about its overseas activities.

Sacked Border Force Commissioner, Roman Quaedvlieg, also appeared on 60 Minutes and said he knew how well-connected Crown was to the Federal Government.

He said he was encouraged by several members of parliament, including two ministers, to help fast-track Crown’s Chinese high rollers through Australia’s borders.

Roman Quaedvlieg said Crown is well-connected within the Federal Government. Picture: AAP Image/Mick TsikasSource:AAP

“I spoke to a sitting member of parliament in addition to two ministers … indicating that Crown, and subsequently the junket operators that worked with Crown, weren’t receiving a facilitated service for private jets coming into Australia, into Perth and Melbourne, and were seeking some arrangements which smoothed out the processes there a little,” Mr Quaedvlieg said.

“It’s very clear that there was a powerful constituency behind the entreaty.”

In a statement to The Age, Crown Resorts denied any breach of Chinese law and added it had not been charged with an offence in China.

James Packer, who was not a Crown executive or director at the time and who sold half his stake in the company for $1.76 billion earlier this year, “adamantly” denied knowledge of Crown’s activities in China with his lawyer telling The Age the businessman had a “passive role” in events.

James Packer ‘adamantly’ denied knowledge of Crown’s activities in China. Picture: AAP Image/Tracey NearmySource:AAP

Reporter Allison Langdon concluded 60 Minutes by saying Mr Packer did not want to be interviewed for the story.

“But he told us he had no knowledge or involvement in the issues we have raised tonight,” she said. “And despite being the major shareholder and public face of the company, he emphasised he was not a director of Crown Resorts at the time its employees were imprisoned in China and hadn’t been for many months before that.”

She added a Crown Resorts spokesperson told them the company does not discuss its relationships with junket operators and other individuals.

“We were also told that even though 19 of its staff pleaded guilty and were convicted and imprisoned in China, Crown didn’t breach Chinese law,” she said. “It seems corporate arrogance has hit a new low.”

Staff of Melbourne’s Crown Casino are not happy over their pay.

With its union, United Voice, they are fighting for better pay and job security and are in the final stages of a ballot on whether to strike for the first time in 16 years. The strike would take place during the upcoming Spring Racing Carnival.

“Staff believe as one of the largest and most profitable employers in Australia, Crown should be able to offer a full time job to anyone who wants one,” union national secretary Tim Kennedy said.

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United Voice is threatening to bring the casino to a halt as negotiations over a new enterprise bargaining agreement stall. They have applied to the Fair Work Commission to allow for a ballot of its members.

The union will ask members to endorse strikes of up to 24 hours which will include a ban on serving alcohol with the wearing of union branding on shift.

They hope to have the ballot finished by October 28, putting staff in a position to strike by November 1, the day before the Victoria Derby Day and the beginning of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

United Voice is pushing Crown for a 5 per cent wage increase each year under a new three-year enterprise agreement covering 5000 workers. Most recent data shows inflation running at 1.6 per cent with private sector wages growing by 2.3 per cent in the last financial year.

The union is looking for increased job security through maintaining full-time jobs and higher minimum hours for part-time workers, according to Perth Now.

Crown Casino staff to strike in Melbourne https://t.co/Y7Ttzle6xF

— SEOBAY (@SEOBAY1) October 15, 2019

First offer rejected by the union

It rejected Crown’s offer of a 2.5 per cent annual wage increase over each of the next three years and claims Crown had agreed in principle to only one of its demands, being to reduce the time taken to move from casual to permanent employment from 24 months to 12 months.

“Crown staff work hard to keep the casino running 24/7 and make it the success that it is. When our members strike, Crown simply won’t be able to function,” said United Voice state secretary Ben Redford.

United Voice says the 10 meetings that it has had with casino management this year have amounted to little.

A report released by the union last month showed up to 70% of Crown’s staff were in part-time or casual work.

A spokesman for Crown said an agreement was expected to be finalised soon and highlighted the casino’s ability in providing employment and training opportunities.

“Like many other employers in the hospitality industry, we provide a flexible workplace which caters to thousands of staff who prefer to work on a part-time or casual basis as it gives them the flexibility to pursue other work, study or family opportunities,” he said.

“Where staff would like to work additional hours, depending on their availability and trading conditions, we strive to provide them with the opportunity to increase their hours worked.”

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The pay fight is a significant issue for the gaming giant, however is not the only issue that it is currently facing.

It is facing renewed allegations of money laundering and a range of other illegal activity.

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The federal government yesterday struck down an attempt by independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie to establish a royal commission into Crown.

Attorney-General Christian Porter labelled the request “completely premature”, given the multiple investigations currently underway.

Victorian Greens MP Ellen Sandell also rallied for a royal commission.

Mr Wilkie had joined with Victorian state MP Fiona Patten to launch a push this Monday for a royal commission into Crown, which included a chauffeur driver’s video testimony on a wide range of illegal activity he had noticed by the organisation.

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However, State Gaming Minister Marlene Kairouz said “it’s not uncommon for high roller rooms to have large amounts of cash in those rooms and let me remind the member that cash is indeed a legal tender”.