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Australia’s Crown Resorts warns of unlawful use of IP by illegal online gambling sites

Crown Resorts has issued a public warning against imposter and fraudulent social media accounts and advertisements it says have been falsely using Crown's name, logo, photos and other identifying information to advertise illegal online gambling sites. In a statement, the Australian casino operator urged the community to be cautious of such…

Law ・ 04 January 2024

The Sydney Morning Herald

Crown casinos to launch online self-exclusion scheme for gamblers

People with gambling problems will be able to ban themselves from Crown casinos over the internet instead of having to do so in person, as part of a wider overhaul of the group's approach to harm minimisation. Crown Resorts' new safer gambling program also includes the establishment of a dedicated gambling policy team, which will monitor customer…

Gambling Addiction ・ 28 July 2023

World Casino News

Crown Melbourne hit with fines for disappointing responsible gambling efforts

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) announced the verdict: Crown Melbourne must pay a record fine of AU $120 million, or US $77 million. The reason for this punishment lies in a series of failures regarding its Responsible Service of Gambling obligations. Last year, Royal Commission revealed that Crown Melbourne didn't…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 November 2022

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Aussies Crown Set To Slip With $100m Fine Possible

Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia could be set to be hit with a fine of up to AU $100m after the Victorian Gambling And Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) began another raft of disciplinary proceedings against the casino. The state of Victoria had already completed their initial investigation into the goings-on at the casino, and as part of that…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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VGCCC investigates Crown Melbourne’s responsible gambling

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has opened new disciplinary proceedings against Crown Melbourne Limited, a company owned by Crown Resorts. The new regulatory rules in New South Wales came into effect on Friday as confirmed by the VGCCC which now will launch such proceedings even if one instance of wrongdoing is…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown risks $100m fine in latest responsible gambling probe

This follows on from the state's initial investigation, but deals with findings that suggest Crown allegedly violated elements of the Responsible Services of Gambling regulations, rather than focusing on money laundering or links to groups suspected of organised crime. Victoria's Royal Commission first found Crown inadequate to hold a licence in…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 July 2022

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Crown Melbourne Casino Fined AU$80 Million for Illic...

Crown Melbourne has been fined a record-breaking AU$80m (USD 57.6m) for assisting Chinese gamblers in unlawfully transferring money out of the country. The findings originally surfaced during an inquiry by a royal commission investigating the Crown Resorts establishment. From 2012 to 2016, gamblers could utilize a China Union Pay bank card for…

Travel ・ 26 June 2022

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Crown's Sydney casino to deliver $100m in extra tax revenue for NSW government in first year, experts say

Crown's Sydney casino is expected to deliver an extra $100 million in tax revenue to the NSW government in its first year, just a quarter of what its Melbourne venue delivers to Victoria's coffers. Crown was granted a licence to run its Sydney casino earlier this week Experts say the casino will make a quarter of what Crown Melbourne makes Crown…

Finance ・ 26 June 2022

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Crown Barangaroo’s casino licence is critical to its survival in Sydney

But the world was a very different place in 2012, when Packer unveiled his grand plans with NSW premier Barry O'Farrell, and talkback radio king Alan Jones, providing the backing chorus. The casino mogul was still educating his fellow Crown investors, various state governments, and Australians at large, about the new phenomenon of Chinese tourists…

Gaming Authorities ・ 24 June 2022

Gambling News

Marlow Hotel Group Investigated over Incentives to Problem Gamblers

NSW Regulator Investigates Marlow Hotel Group-owned venues and their practices to entice chronic poker machine addicts with alcohol and cash. Marlow is the same company that became a recent target of New South Wales gaming regulator for a different, but similar, reason. The company owns the Rose and Crown, which received a fine of $107358…

Incidents ・ 13 April 2022

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The wheels at Perth's Crown Casino keep spinning despite royal commission's damning assessment

Once again, one of Crown's casinos has effectively been found to be too big to fail. Like its Victorian equivalent last year, the final report of the Perth Casino Royal Commission found Crown was not suitable to hold WA's only casino licence - but gave it two years to fix its problems. Through numerous high-level inquiries and the media coverage…

Politics ・ 27 March 2022

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Star Hid AU$900m in Gambling Transactions From Banks

The Star allegedly lied to banks and categorized AU$900m (US$660.5m) worth of gambling transactions as hotel expenses. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The Star Entertainment Group allegedly hid AU$900m (US$660.5m) worth of Chinese gambling transactions from banks, an inquiry into the Australian casino company has heard. The operator disguised the money…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 March 2022

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Blackstone Poised to Become Biggest Aussie Gambling Operator

Private equity powerhouse Blackstone Inc. (BX) looks set to become the biggest gambling operator in Australia after it made an improved offer for Crown Resorts (ASX:CWN and CWLDY), which the casino company's board said shareholders should accept. That's unless a better offer comes in... I've written about this saga a couple times before,…

Travel ・ 14 January 2022

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Where Is The Best Online Casino In Australia?

Australia has a vibrant history of gambling, having been the first country to establish a legal casino in Tasmania state in 1973. According to the Australian Institute for Gambling Research, Aussies spend approximately $19 billion annually on casinos, with the industry being valued at $225 billion in 2019. Online casinos in Australia started with…

Gambling Sites ・ 11 January 2022

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Crown Melbourne Scandal Triggers Strict Changes to Gambling Legislation

The Government of Victoria has introduced in parliament the Casino and Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 to implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission, which had recently concluded an investigation of the operations of Crown Melbourne. If passed into law, the bill will overwrite the existing Victorian Commission for Gambling and…

Law ・ 13 November 2021

The Guardian

Crown Resorts: can a ‘special manager’ clean up Melbourne’s casino?

A royal commission proposal to install a special manager to make sure Crown Resorts' Melbourne casino cleans up its act after years of misconduct will be difficult to implement, experts say. While commissioner Ray Finkelstein's recommendations to tackle problem gambling have been welcomed, governance and gaming experts have questioned the plan to…

Travel ・ 28 October 2021

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Aussie Casino Giant The Star's Shares Fall on Illegalities Claim

The cycle of negative news for Australian gambling firms shows no sign of letting up after casino giant The Star Entertainment's shares fell on the back of a money laundering claim. Leading Australian online stockbroking firm CommSec took to Twitter on October 11 to share the news that The Star's shares had slumped by 22.9% on Monday: The sharp…

Gaming Authorities ・ 11 October 2021

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Gambling Addict Sues Australia's Crown Resorts for $3.3m

Ahmed Hasna, a high-roller with a serious gambling addiction, is suing Australia's Crown Resorts casino group, which is majority backed by media magnate James Packer, for over AU$4.5m (US$3.3m). Melbourne local government councilor and award-winning journalist Stephen Mayne took to Twitter on August 10 to share news of Hasna's suit, which he said…

Travel ・ 11 August 2021

The Sydney Morning Herald

Five bombshells that could blow away Crown’s Melbourne casino

As the future of Crown's sprawling Southbank casino hangs in the balance, these are the five problems he will be weighing up. Crown Melbourne made around $1.2 billion from its poker machines and table games every year before COVID-19 - excluding high rollers - and doing that "responsibly" is a key requirement of its casino licence. But it was…

Law ・ 09 July 2021

Daily Mail Online

How a married mum spent 96 HOURS straight at a casino playing baccarat

A married mother spent 96 hours playing baccarat at Crown Casino in a marathon gambling session before napping in front of poker machines, the Victorian royal commission into the gambling giant has heard. The former doctor, whose identity has been suppressed, played the popular card game across four straight days at the Southbank casino…

Baccarat ・ 10 December 2021

The Guardian

‘Shameful experience’: gambler lost $300,000 at Crown casino in two months

Binbin Du gambled at Crown Melbourne for at least eight hours every day, soon after his marriage broke down, losing $300000 in two months. During a two-month stretch from November 2019, he sometimes clocked up more than 15 hours straight on the gaming floor of the Southbank casino. But only once did a Crown staff member check on him. "It was a…

Sports ・ 29 June 2021

Market Watch

Australian Casinos Probed For Possible Anti-Money Laundering Law Breaches

SYDNEY--Australia's two largest casino operators are facing fresh scrutiny from regulators after the government's financial intelligence agency uncovered potential breaches of anti-money laundering law. Crown Resorts Ltd., which is already facing multiple investigations from Australian authorities amid disquiet over its business practices in Sydney…

Incidents ・ 07 June 2021

BBC

Sydney casinos to ban cash after money laundering scandal

Sydney's only two casinos will make their gaming operations cashless in a bid to stamp out money laundering. Regulators said The Star and Crown Sydney, which is yet to be opened, agreed to the unusual move on Thursday. It comes after an inquiry earlier this year found it was likely criminal activity had occurred at Crown Resorts' casinos in other…

Incidents ・ 15 July 2021

The Wall Street Journal

Blackstone’s Crown Deal Has Dice Loaded in Its Favor

Financial markets are often compared to casinos and financiers to gamblers. Sometimes that turns out to be true quite literally: Blackstone is placing a timely bet in Crown Resorts. That bid looks likely to turn out well. The private equity giant has offered the equivalent of $6.2 billion to buy the troubled Australian casino operator Crown…

Travel ・ 08 May 2021

Nation Online

Gambler punting on horses and NBA spent 15 hours a day at casino losing marriage $300k in TWO MONTHS

Punter lost his marriage, his property portfolio and $300000 betting at casino He'd spend up to 15 hours a day at the casino - but staff only intervened once By then it was too late and he says he was seriously addicted and beyond help He went from betting on horses to playing blackjack to VIP room baccarat table A gambler lost $300000 in just two…

Baccarat ・ 29 June 2021