August 19, 2026 — 10:46am

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The state’s casino regulator has fined Sydney’s Crown and The Star a combined $2.25 million for allowing a 16-year-old boy to gamble tens of thousands of dollars using a fake ID.

On Wednesday, the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) issued the gambling giants penalties of $1.75 million and $500,000, respectively, for the security breaches that occurred over several months last year.

The teenager, from Sydney’s northern beaches, visited Crown Sydney 19 times between April and August 2025 and gambled more than…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU