Cancer experts ask Victorian MPs to ban smoking in Crown casino’s high-roller rooms

Crown was exempted from smoking bans more than 15 years ago, but health advocates say the royal commission response is a chance to close the loophole

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The high-roller rooms" at Victoria's Crown casino remain the only enclosed venues in the state where smoking is allowed, but cancer experts have urged state politicians to vote to remove the casino's longstanding exemption from secondhand smoke laws.

After the Finkelstein royal commission into Crown, legislation was introduced earlier in August to tackle gambling-related harm and money laundering at the venue. The reforms also include a ban on smoking in Crown's high roller rooms, aligning the casino with those in other jurisdictions including Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.

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