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The record penalty, the maximum under new NSW laws passed in August, and suspension of Star's Sydney licence by NSW Independent Casino Commission chairman Phillip Crawford on Monday come after Star was found unfit to run the Sydney casino after a humiliating four-month inquiry led by Adam Bell, SC. The outcome echoes the Victorian government's…

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'Frankly shocking': Inquiry says Star unfit to hold Sydney casino licence

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Crown Resorts Sydney finally opens casino floor

Long overdue, the arrival of the Crown Resorts casino in Sydney is finally at hand with the company launching its gaming floors at the Barangaroo property this Monday. It took the property some 18 months after the hospitality business welcomed its first guests to go ahead with the official opening. In the past year and a half, Crown Sydney casino…

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The Crown Sydney VIP Casino Finally Opens Doors

After considerable difficulties and a major corporate makeover on August 8 Crown Resorts is finally opening its VIP casino at its AUD 2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) integrated casino resort the Crown Sydney, which was opened and commenced operations back in December 2020. The company faced delays in opening the casino not least because of…

Gaming Authorities ・ 08 August 2022

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Crown to open its Sydney casino in August for VIP-only visitors under conditonal license

After the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) approved Crown to operate its Sydney property last month, Crown Sydney has now announced it will open its doors in August to VIP visitors only. The operator, which will be closely monitored by the ILGA in its activities, described its new gaming facility as "intimate", featuring "two…

Gaming Authorities ・ 29 July 2022

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Sydney’s Crown Casino to Reopen to VIPs in August

Sydney's Crown Casino will open its doors in August to VIP visitors only, less than two years after being deemed unfit to hold a gaming licence. The NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) gave Crown the green light to open the Sydney operation last month, saying it would closely monitor the casino's initial operations. Crown described…

Gaming Authorities ・ 27 July 2022

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Crown Sydney Opens as Regulator Granted Provisional Casino License

The long-awaited launch of Crown Resorts' luxury casino at the Crown Sydney is finally about to happen. Australia's first and only VIP casino will officially open and commence operations on August 8, 2022. The Crown Sydney announced the opening date for its luxury casino venue at its skyscraper hotel in Barangaroo after it was finally granted a…

Gaming Authorities ・ 25 July 2022

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Crown's new $2.2 billion Sydney casino will finally open its VIP gaming floors, after the operator was sidelined by regulators following devastating revelations of the company's connections to organised crime. Crown Sydney will open the doors to the $2.2 billion Barangaroo building - which Crown claims is Australia's only "VIP" gaming casino - on…

Land-based ・ 12 August 2022

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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 CASINO GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO OPERATE GAMING

The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has given Crown Sydney casino conditional approval to open its gaming operations The Authority's Chairperson, Philip Crawford, said Crown will be allowed to conditionally begin casino operations, giving the Authority the chance to monitor the final phase of its restricted gaming licence suitability…

Gaming Authorities ・ 22 June 2022

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Corporate equity giant Blackstone is a step closer to its takeover of Crown Resorts after gaming regulators in NSW and Victoria ruled it was "suitable" to hold a casino licence. Blackstone is pursuing an $8.9 billion takeover of Crown Resorts The equity giant has been subjected to an extensive probity assessment Crown has been prevented from…

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Crown could secure licence to open Barangaroo casino despite being found unfit by gaming regulator last year

Crown Resorts is on the verge of securing a licence to finally open its Sydney casino 15 months after being deemed "unfit" by the NSW gaming regulator. Last year the Bergin inquiry said Crown needed to make sweeping cultural changes if it wanted to be a suitable operator The inquiry investigated incidents of money laundering and links to…

Gaming Authorities ・ 03 June 2022

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Crown Resorts approved to resume casino operation in Sydney

Crown Resorts may be on the verge of opening its real-money casino component of its $2.2 billion Crown Sydney Hotel Resort "in the next weeks," local media sites claim. The property swung open its doors for the first time towards the end of 2020, but casino operations were suspended following an Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority investigation…

Travel ・ 02 March 2022

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Crown’s Barangaroo Casino to be Open Within Weeks

Crown Resorts' casino at its new Barangaroo property in Sydney is likely to be open on a conditional basis within weeks, the New South Wales regulator said. The Australian operator opened the new resort in December 2020, but was unable to open the gaming floors after being found to be unsuitable to hold a license in the state following revelations…

Gaming Authorities ・ 22 February 2022

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Crown Resorts' Barangaroo casino to be open within weeks

Crown Resorts' casino at its new Barangaroo property in Sydney is likely to be open on a conditional basis within weeks, the New South Wales regulator said. The Australian operator opened the new resort in December 2020, but was unable to open the gaming floors after being found to be unsuitable to hold a license in the state following revelations…

Travel ・ 18 February 2022

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LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A NEW CASINO REGULATOR

The Bergin Inquiry's key recommendation for a standalone casino regulator is well on its way to becoming a reality, with temporary arrangements put in place to support the new structure. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has announced practical interim arrangements ahead of legislative changes to establish the independent casino…

Gaming Authorities ・ 14 January 2022

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New Year Launch in the Cards for Crown’s Sydney Casino

Troubled Australian operator Crown Resorts and its regulatory overseer are working together to launch Crown Sydney's casino in early 2022. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Steven McCann, the new CEO of Australia's Crown Resorts, has said the troubled gaming giant aims to open its Sydney casino in early 2022. At an investor briefing on Monday, McCann said…

New Year ・ 13 December 2021

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INTERIM LIQUOR LICENCES APPROVED FOR CROWN’S BARANGAROO CASINO

The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has approved three interim liquor licences for Crown's Barangaroo resort that were due to expire on 31 October 2021. ILGA chair Philip Crawford said the liquor licences had again been issued on an interim basis and will expire on 30 June 2022. "In December last year, ILGA agreed to work with…

Gaming Authorities ・ 11 October 2021

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NSW ILGA to Review The Star Sydney Casino Operations

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Gaming Authorities ・ 14 September 2021

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‘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

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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…

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If you're just joining us now, here is what you need to know. Today the NSW government tabled the long-awaited report of the Bergin inquiry into Sydney's second casino licence, which is held by the James Packer-backed Crown Resorts. Crown opened its new $2.2 billion complex in Barangaroo in late December, but without the gaming rooms that…

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