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Pubs and clubs – your friendly neighbourhood money-laundering service, thanks to 86,640 pokies

  • Written by Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Billions of dollars in proceeds of crime are being funnelled through clubs and pubs in New South Wales, according to the NSW Crime Commission. Predictably, the industry is claiming it’s not an issue and solutions are too difficult.

Laundering money through a local club or hotel involves loading cash into one of the state’s 86...

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