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Crown Resorts Limited enquiry hears from Jason O’Connor

September 8, 2020

Casino News, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime

In Australia and an official enquiry looking into the license suitability of Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly taken evidence from one of the firm’s employees that was arrested by Chinese authorities in 2016...

Chinese crackdown hurts bottom line at Crown Perth

Adam Morgan

September 24, 2018

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance

Australian casino operator, Crown Resorts Limited, has reportedly revealed that gross gaming revenues at its Crown Perth property for the twelve months to the end of June fell by almost 10% year-on-year to stan...

Chinese police release Crown Resorts Limited employees

Adam Morgan

July 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

Almost three weeks after they pled guilty to charges of illegally promoting gambling, ten of the Crown Resorts Limited employees arrested by Chinese law enforcement officials in October have now reportedly been...

Crown Resorts Limited employees plead guilty in China

Adam Morgan

June 26, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

A little over eight months after being arrested in China for “gambling crimes” and the 19 detained employees of Crown Resorts Limited have today reportedly pleaded guilty and been sentenced following a trial th...

Crown Resorts employees in China charged with promoting gambling

Alex Lanter

June 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The group of Crown Resorts employees who were arrested in China in October last year has now been charged by a local court, an announcement from the company reveals, according to British daily newspaper The Gua...

Crown Resorts Limited selling off final stake in casino-operating joint venture

Adam Morgan

May 9, 2017

Casino Sales, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has announced that it expects to receive around $1 billion after agreeing to sell off its remaining stake in the Asian gambling and entertainments joint venture ...

Fate of detained Crown Resorts Limited employees could soon become clearer

Adam Morgan

May 4, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

The fate of the 14 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited being held in China for “gambling crimes” could soon become clearer after police formally turned the cases over Shanghai’s Baosha...

China set to continue crackdown on cross-border gambling

Adam Morgan

March 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, China

In China, a prominent government minister has reportedly announced that the nation is set to continue its crackdown on cross-border gambling and called on overseas law enforcement bodies to provide more help. ...

Crown Resorts Limited shareholders class-action lawsuit

Adam Morgan

February 3, 2017

Australia, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders are reportedly set to launch a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator following last year’s arrest of 18 of the Melbourne-based firm’s emplo...

Crown Resorts Limited delays international break-up plan

Adam Morgan

December 1, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The previously announced plan from Crown Resorts Limited that was to see the Australian casino operator cleave off major parts of its international business by April has reportedly been delayed following the ar...

Crown taps outside legal in exposure assessment on Chinese charges

Lars Jones

November 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, China, Economy/Finance, Unlicensed Operation

James Packer's Crown Resorts has reportedly deployed a host of high-powered in-house and outside legal advisers and counsel to help assess the corporation's vulnerability and liability following the arrest of 1...

Arrested Crown Resorts Limited employees meet with Australian officials

Adam Morgan

November 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

The three Australian employees of Crown Resorts Limited detained by Chinese police last month before being formally arrested earlier this week have now reportedly been allowed to meet with officials from their ...

Crown Resorts Limited employees officially charged in China

Adam Morgan

November 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Gaming Industry News, Crime

The 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited arrested in China last month have now been officially charged with “gambling crimes” and most of the group is now facing up to six months in custody before their cases ...

First Crown Resort employee released by Chinese authorities

Sadonna Price

November 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Macau

Crown Resorts Ltd has announced that one of eighteen employees detained in China last month was released on Friday. The eighteen employees were detained by authorities in China for suspected gambling crimes. Th...

Macau regulator distances city from arrested Crown Resorts Limited employees

Adam Morgan

October 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau, Crime

The head of Macau’s Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that none of the 18 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited arrested and detained by Chines...