The Crown Casino in Melbourne is reported to be at the center of a drug-smuggling operation.  It is not clear whether the casino is involved in the illegal activities, however it is clear that criminals are using the casino as a base of operations.  The worst part is that the criminals are allegedly recruiting losing gamblers to help run drugs.  

Many of the Asian gamblers have been asked to smuggle heroin from Vietnam to Victoria.  It has been said that some of the recruited were told to smuggle the heroin in false bottoms of platform shoes.  

This crime ring offers loans to gamblers who have obtained massive gambling debts, and when the debts are not paid on time, they offer the indebted gamblers an opportunity to pay off their loans by smuggling drugs.  

The local police say that some of the gamblers were told to commit burglaries in order to pay off their debts.  They say that the crime ring was allowed to operate by laundering all profits through the casino.  

They used casino chips as currency and also had valid receipts for their money as casino winnings.  This meant that the money could not be traced to the drug deals.  Many of the people involved held a VIP status and lived at the casino.

The crown casino has claimed that have done nothing wrong, but police suspected that the casino could have been more effective in stopping the crime ring.  The police also have their suspicions that some casino employees may have helped criminals launder money through the casino, however the case is still under investigation.