Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been deemed suitable to operate its Melbourne casino and that it is in the public interest for the company to be handed back the casino license for Crown Melbourne.

At a press conference held in Melbourne early Tuesday morning, Fran Thorn, the Chairperson of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), said the finding of suitability came after careful consideration of the findings of recent inquiries into Crown’s actions in Victoria, NSW and Perth, and of the Special Manager tasked with overseeing its remediation efforts over the past two years.

In particular, Thorn said the VGCCC was satisfied that Special Manager Stephen O’Bryan – who has overseen the casino’s remediation efforts for the past two years – has “assessed all relevant matters and that a significant and reliable body of evidence supports the Special Manager’s conclusions.”