Nick McKenzie exposes a small casino accused of serious misconduct | 60 Minutes Australia
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What drives the thinking at The Ville Casino in Townsville? Is it greed that knows no limits? Or downright stupidity? For three years, 60 MINUTES, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have been investigating crime and corruption in the gaming industry in Australia, uncovering appalling conduct at major casinos, Crown Resorts and The Star. These businesses have now been forced to smarten up their act, however it seems smaller operators like The Ville have failed to take note. But as Nick McKenzie reports, if they think they can continue getting away with wrongdoing, they’re out of luck.
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‘Licensed’ means you’ve paid the ‘right’ people!
It’s all a scam!
A license is nothing more than the state taking a freedom from you and selling it back.
Started an investigation in 2018, and you have 1 interview and 1 junket operator.
Quality investigation.
lol seriously, wtf is this?
My question is. Why does a junket need a license to promote a casino? Seems like another way for the government to take their bite.
Same deal with the crack down on vapes. The government now want their cut. @@nicholi2789
Nick is a proven liar
@@youcanthandlethetruth6007 Every time he collects a pay cheque
I would of thought allowing casinos to exist is a form of federal corruption in its self 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
gambling is the tax for people that can't count
Why do you need a license to bring people to a business?
My question exactly. What a stupid investigation.
Seems like just another way for then government to have an excuse to take a bite.
That’s what I was thinking 🤔
Australia is communist
To avoid corruption.
Here in small city in Ireland named limerick city in 24 hour casinos you can bet 25 euro a spin on video slots, amd more on roulette wheels, a law was passed in Ireland many years ago about how much you could bet per spin and this is now totally ignored, corruption is rampant and the amount of people that have committed suicide , being made homeless, from losiing everything in casinos is also ignored by the government.
Casino don't force people to gamble all there money
"natural selection"
@@jolelen6736 I never said casinos are forcing anyone to lose their money, i said they are breaking laws by allowing over the limit betting and getting away with it .
( Google the laws on gambling,you may be very surprised on what laws casinos are breaking and getting with for many years, its 100% corruption. )
Government shouldn't have to protect people from themselves .
in Australia you can put 90 USD 100 Aus on a computer spin.
an unregistered junket operator.. ohh my call the police!! how dare they!?
I have yet to hear a positive story from the gambling industry- keep exposing this corruption and misery this industry causes 👏
I truly will never understand why any casino would cheat the customers.
You have an automatically winning formula, why try to cheat as well?
@@jeffshackleford3152 facts
This wasn't exposure.
Friendly Jordies did real journalism on this exact subject - and reported so well that he is in hiding after his house got fire bombed.
This excuse for a journalist would have more information if he watched those videos.
This was pathetic.
2018, he started and now has 1 interview.
Is that what you consider professional journalism?
@@yt.personal.identification Jordies is a real journalist...
In the sense that he has more reach than most journalists, actually does good stories and has real proof backing them up.
@@jeffshackleford3152 Jordies is a comedian who built an audience.
He uses his voice to speak up on issues important to him.
This guy who is claiming to be a journalist is working with the backing of corporate media for what was once a prestigious program.
Unfortunately, this person collecting a journalists pay packet is an absolute joke.
Mugs game, I've watched a roulette ball many many times look like it's under Harry Potter's control, the best day of my life was 20th June last year, when I quit.
MOST of it is all in some way bent, horses, dogs, roulette etc etc etc, bent AF!
Nah... You just don't understand that you're SUPPOSED to lose . A small 1% house edge is all it takes to crush all if they play long enough .
@@michaelblankenau6598 Ok
I figured out the solution to these corrupt gaming institutions, DON'T GAMBLE!
The politicians are corrupt
Setting up an enquiry with destined to fail certainly is a sign of government corruption.
More I think about it, more it appears as one of the dumbest investigations..!!!...Please note that in the U.S. Bribery has been legalized and is called "Campaign Contribution"...!!! ..And we are supposed to be concerned that, God Forbid, a casino is paying someone to bring rich customers...!!!...LOL
I don't understand the wrongdoing here. People willingly, knowingly participate.
The piper is not getting their cut, hence this report.
Absolutely. The wrong-doing is far from the casino. The authorities in AUS are just showing how over-zealous they can be in pissing into the wind. This goes on in all corners of the developed world without anyone batting an eye-lid.
This was a pointless 17 minutes I'll never get back.
Well done 60 minutes and journalist. Amazing courage and amazing that the Queensland Labor government minister sets up an enquiry bound to fail. A few decades ago it was the labor government dismantling the corrupt people of the nationals. Russ hienz etc. Peter Lawlor needs to answer some serious questions.
A guy promoting a casino - serious misconduct?!?
Compliments for the in depth investigation avoiding anything serious.
NEVER STOP, NEVER QUIT!! YOURE ONE TRIP TO THE CASINO AWAY FROM A BAJILLION DOLLARS🗣🗣🗣😎😎
What is the corruption? What am I missing here ?
The piper is not getting their cut, hence this report.
U are not the only one not much going on over there
The government didn’t get their bite by “licensing” this junket. What a silly story.
No, the issue is that bad people use casinos for money laundering. They are still doing it but finding different ways to do it, like using people playing pokies (not high rollers).
@@tekarock they buy cryptocurrency
Fuck all casino the city should charge them a burden tax cuz they are awful for the community
There must be a way for govt. regulators to profile these junket operators. The guy they caught literally advertised it on social media. That dirty money has to be washed somewhere. A thinly regulated industry that deals with large sums of cash benefits the country's economy also. May be why there is no real push to tighten the regulations.
Wait. Business paid to increase business profits?Government not involved in private business? Sounds just like it should be.
This guy is one of the few good intelligent reporters left
Why ?
He still only can report on what he’s allowed too
He started an investigation in 2018 and has 1 dodged junket operator.
Friendly Jordies put these pretend reporters to shame.
Heeza terrible reporter , this story is redick , who cares if someone gets high rollers to a casino to gamble and lose .
@@yt.personal.identification FJ is laughably inept and a poorly sourced hack.
I'm still not sure what the issue is exactly.
Oh no they paid someone to bring in business. Whatever shall we do 🤦
Casinos are the worste.
.they have the lowest pay out rates
Not true at all . Government and state run lotteries have the distinction of having the lowest pay out rates .
@michaelblankenau6598 that's pure propaganda.. .fact is - all establishment have a % bracket zone they MUST set their machines to a pay out rate ..from memory it's between 85% to 97%....
...feel free to look it up because clearly have no idea how the industry works.
Never doubt for a moment that politicians are neck deep in their involvement with all the relevant casino operators across Australia.
There’s a reason why Queensland is called banana bending country.
60 minutes must be running out of stories if this is all they can come up with , who cares .
Every gambler knows already that games are rigged but still plays the game 😅
Exactly! Hence the "house always wins" motto
But the games aren't rigged. You know that right?
@@allwrighty100they’re made to favor the house so in a sense they are rigged.
@@allwrighty100 Casinos love people like you
@@G4RY1159 They do, I worked in casinos across the world for almost 30 years. None of which were ‘rigged’. But there’s always people like you that WANT to believe they’re rigged. My advice is, don’t go to casinos.
Money from all kinds of criminal activities so needed to follow the money.
Yall gotta take down that Eddie guy who owns stake! Hes the biggest scammer there
Wow.😳
A high roller who snitches on casinos must be STUCK BIG!!!!!
I love your Chanel & always watch them. Thanks 🎉from far away
GAMBLING IS ANOTHER WAY OF MILKING THE ZOMBIES!😂😂😂
People get money via loans,borrowing of friends and family plus credit cards...
Need more exposure by investigative journalist of issues in Australia. Keep up the good work
This wasn't exposure.
Friendly Jordies did real journalism on this exact subject - and reported so well that he is in hiding after his house got fire bombed.
This excuse for a journalist would have more information if he watched those videos.
This was pathetic.
2018, he started and now has 1 interview.
Is that what you consider professional journalism?
You are one of our best Journalists Nick*
You use the word journalist lightly
Nick is a criminal, found guilty in a court of law - along with 60 Minutes Australia. Wake up.
Onya Nick! ✅👍😎 Go get them.
Paul Desmond from Western Sydney?
Partly true , but the statistics are sad , apart from money laundering ,most victims are everyday mums & dads .
how does he do that eyebrow thing? it's so hard to mimic.
Are some number of high rollers in fact engaging in settle-up money laundering operations to launder the illicit proceeds of cocaine?
These allegations against this Casino compared to what Crown amd Star were found guilty of is more than minimal. Crown and Star should have lost their licences, instead Crown in NSW got approved for their gambling licence in 2022.
Mikki Mase has been saying every Casino in the world is rigged.
You're showing your inexperience regarding anything in the industry. Mikki is a trust-fund baby who knows nothing more than your average pit-game player. Nothing new has ever come out of his mouth. Watch his poker endeavours to see how below-average he really is. Furthermore, every casino IS rigged. Rigged with cameras and games that have the odds stacked in the casinos favour.
And what kind of proof does he offer ? He also claims to beat the casinos ...so which is it ?
If George Clooney does this exact thing in Ocean's 13, how can it be illegal?
I love how casinos are able to operate under the idea that all the money that goes into the machines is there’s. ITS NOT…..ITS THE PLAYERS MONEY AND THE CASINO ONLY GETS A PERCENTAGE OF THE MONEY GOING IN- THATS IT. THE LITERALLY STEAL THE MONEY THAT GOES IN AND HAVE NO RIGHT TO. ONLY THEIR TAKE IS THERES. ITS THEFT
My name is Jason Jones too
60 min and the entire news industry is corrupt as all hell. Corruption is to casinos as fucking is brothels. This video is a cute for insomnia. Yawn 🥱
Why would you need proof your income when you’re giving away money to the casino and government? 😂
The politicians are right there in the mix as well.
Big time gaming. (Nick Robinson) please dive deep into that man 👊
I thought the story was going to uncover some cheating on the games. Not this whiff,
(in baseball a whiff is a swing and a miss)
About an Asian dude is using social media to promote the casino and bring Asian Money into the country. Y'all (forgive the Texas accent) don't like the casinos earning money from foreigners ?
More I think about it, more it appears as one of the dumbest investigations..!!!...Please note that in the U.S. Bribery has been legalized and is called "Campaign Contribution"...!!! ..And we are supposed to be concerned that, God Forbid, a casino is paying someone to bring rich customers...!!!...LOL
All casinos have to be fixed; how else could they afford these huge resorts consistently for years and years?
Ever heard of the house edge?
Yes that was a figurative question
Gotta know when 2 hold em and know when 2 fild em
OMG
Attorney general wasn’t getting his cut and kick backs let’s be honest….
Simply don’t patronize casinos.
How is it unlawful? Illegal maybe, but it’s certainly not unlawful. You people wouldn’t even know what law is!😂
Rofl.. " Kick backs" and the guys flying economy
LOL it's only illegal if it's under the table. Losers always turn informants.🤣🤔
This story is making too much out of nothing...!!!...LOL...The entire Casino operation is based on separating people from their money. So, it makes no real difference if the person who brings rich customers to the casinos is licensed or not. This story is creating the False impression that the licenced operators are good guys who have the best interest of the people who gamble at casinos...!!!..It cannot be further from the truth. Being Licensed only means paying off the right people...LOL
Casino is the reason people are broke🥹
This doesnt seem like much of a crime. Why does the govt. care where whales blow their money?
Poor Aussies under the thumb of the govt
There's no story here
Sooo he didn’t have a license to bring high rollers to the casino? That’s news worthy?😂 Story is 🚮
Casinos already have the edge 😂. I wouldn’t really wager outside the United States.
You can't be fucking serious.
Ex croupier enters the chat
Isnt "crooked casino" an oxymoron?
Not every law is a good law.
Did that tool just say "guns are america's blind spot"???! Wtf happened to Australia lol
Why not just get a junket agent license
Sounds like jealousy. If you don't speak Chinese, it's gonna be hard to bring in Chinese players.
Mr phoney
What happened to money is green
What if casinos don't payout what there supposed to? That part of the regulation I don't get$ no laws
Pardon? Of course casinos have to pay winning bets.
@@stephanieyee9784actually no they don't, especially with machine gambling, read the small print on the machine, 'we won't payout on machine breakdown or failure'. There is videos of this happening online with someone winning the jackpot but the casino refusing to payout claiming it was a machine error.
How is this different from the government letting rich asians in to prop up the housing market that the average Aussies cant afford a house?
At least fleece them......
I have dated him
Every casino is a scam. Ban casino industey
Where's the scam ? Anyone could do a basic search to see what the house edge is on each game and then decide for themselves if they want to partake .
who cares?
you anti gambling people suck
Do u have to give a blood sample to gamble 😂
Ok Nick, who watched “the sopranos” too many times as a kid and then pieced together a youtube vid for the shock value - this is like watching a pieced together version of the godfather versus ninja turtles - you’re funnier, the older I get!
tim costello, a man who sits on the board of world vision, and gets paid $250,000+ playing the moral high ground, amazing
In the aid business they're known as Blurred Vision!
Heeza real peach 🍑
He's a loser that helps refos
Just like his brother Peter little Johnny Howard's mate.
@@peterfreeman1585 how much is PETERS lifetime pension for being a minister for a few years? i hear little johnny is on nearly
$1 million a year, wonder if PETE is close to this? and whats the aussie slang? no such thing as a free lunch right? lol, unless your a POS politician of course, than you get a big fat pension for life for doing absolutely nothing, even while the country is drowning in debt
So, am I getting this right: in Australia you have to check how the people that wanna gamble at your establishment earn their income?
I think it’s only high rollers. The peasants can still go to casinos and spend more money drinking than gambling without showing where your money comes from.
only those betting tens of thousands regularly.
That's what happens to people who go upside down all their lives!🤣
eh mate, what da fook is a junket?
As a Christian I am not allowed to gambling and I never did it
And how is that relevant, here ?
No one asked
I don't think the Bible specifically prohibits gambling does it ?
@michaelblankenau6598 no but the bible do clearly warn of the love of money a get rich schemes...