Andrew Scott

Deputy Chair, Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, Australia

Rome 2024 session:

Suitable or not suitable to hold a casino licence – that is the question 

About Andrew:

Andrew is a Commissioner of the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission and its Deputy Chair.

Andrew has practised as a lawyer in the private sector for over forty years as a business law specialist and a sports law expert. He is a past president of the Law Institute of Victoria and, in the public sector, has served as a board member of the Victorian Legal Services Board and Chair of the Liquor Licensing Panel. He is currently a director of Swimming Victoria and YMCA Victoria, where he chairs various sub-committees including YMCA’s Risk Sub-Committee. ​

Earlier this year he and the other four Commissioners decided the fate of Crown Melbourne Ltd, the holder of Victoria’s monopoly casino licence, in what was probably the most important decision by the gambling industry regulator in its history.

 

A few words from Andrew about his session: