{"id":26250,"date":"2022-01-14T06:40:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T09:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26250"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:16:37","slug":"ilga-announces-practical-interim-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ilga-announces-practical-interim-arrangements","title":{"rendered":"ILGA announces practical interim arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The regulator announced arrangements ahead of legislative changes to establish an independent casino regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Independent Liquor &amp; Gaming Authority (ILGA) has recently announced practical interim arrangements ahead of legislative changes to establish the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-vcglr-to-be-replaced-by-a-new-casino-control-commission\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent casino regulator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Philip Crawford, ILGA\u2019s chairman<\/strong>, stated: &#8220;We need improved capacity now and that\u2019s what these interim arrangements will provide for.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the arrangements will start in February 2022 and include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Functional separation of casino regulation from liquor and gaming regulation within the current casino regulator, ILGA, including some ILGA members dedicated to the consideration and determination of casino matters.<\/li><li>Changing the appointment of the current ILGA chairperson Philip Crawford from part-time to full-time to enable a stronger leadership focus and commitment to casino regulation.<\/li><li>Appointment of a new ILGA board member with anti-money laundering expertise.<\/li><li>Allocation of additional resources to relevant teams within the Department of Customer Service to better support ILGA\u2019s exercise of its legislative functions and powers.<\/li><li>Development of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Customer Service and AUSTRAC to strengthen collaboration and information sharing between the agencies.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Crawford added: &#8220;ILGA will use the new arrangements to further enhance its ability to identify and address organised crime in casinos and to expand its cooperation with the ACIC, AUSTRAC and the NSW Police Force.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes arrive following&nbsp;<strong>suggestions made by former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin&nbsp;<\/strong>in her final report, which found&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ilga-crown-resorts-unsuitable-to-operate-barangaroo-casino\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crown unsuitable to hold its licence<\/a>&nbsp;for its second Sydney casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regulator announced arrangements ahead of legislative changes to establish an independent casino regulator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":22292,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) in Australia is implementing interim arrangements to enhance casino regulatory oversight, preceding the establishment of a fully independent casino regulator. These measures include functional separation of casino regulation, a full-time chairman, and a new board member with AML expertise, aiming to bolster efforts against organised crime and strengthen inter-agency collaboration. This initiative follows recommendations from the Bergin report regarding Crown's licensing suitability.","focusai_entities":"Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), Philip Crawford, Department of Customer Service, AUSTRAC, ACIC, NSW Police Force, Patricia Bergin, Crown","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Casino Operators?","query":"What specific operational and financial impacts are anticipated for licensed casino operators in NSW following the implementation of these interim regulatory enhancements and the eventual establishment of an independent regulator?"},{"label":"Future Regulatory Scope?","query":"How might the functional separation of casino regulation within ILGA and the future independent regulator influence the scope and intensity of oversight across other gaming verticals in Australia?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[23911,23728],"class_list":["post-26250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-ilga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26250"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26259,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26250\/revisions\/26259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}