Reuters – An Australian casino regulator has formally launched a mandatory investigation into Crown Resorts Ltd’s fitness to operate a casino after it won approval to develop VIP gaming at a Sydney luxury resort from November 2019. In a notice published in newspapers on Wednesday, the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority of New South Wales (NSW) called for public submissions regarding the approval of a restricted gaming licence to Crown, controlled by tycoon James Packer, at the Barangaroo development. “It is expected that the investigation will be completed in March 2014,” said a spokesman for the authority. That would be…