In return for the concessions, Crown will make more than $900m in payments to the government
The Victorian Coalition government has defended a deal it has struck with Crown Resorts that extends the Crown casino licence to 2050 and allows for about 100 more poker tables across its floors, despite anti-gambling campaigners describing it as a back-door deal.
In return for the concessions, Crown will make more than $900m in payments to the government, including $250m once the amendments come into legislation, and a minimum of $35m per annum in gaming taxes from 2016.
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