Tag Archives: Barangaroo
Australia – Crown’s Barangaroo resort gets NSW liquor licence
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…
Australia – Crown could get to open cashless Barangaroo gaming floor this year
Crown Resorts could get the green light to open a cashless, junket-free Barangaroo casino in Sydney by the end of the year after agreeing to a list of new measures with the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority. Crown would not be able to operate any international junket operations at Crown Sydney. It would have…
Australia – Crown could be declared a suitable operator by second half of 2021
The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has said that Crown could prove its suitability to be a casino operator at its Crown Sydney in Barangaroo by the middle of this year. The suggestion came as Crown Resorts was granted a six-month extension of its liquor licenses for Crown Sydney by the NSW Independent Liquor…
Australia – Crown could get chance to reform having been found ‘unsuitable’ for NSW
The New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority inquiry into Crown Resorts has said that whilst the Australian operator is not currently fit to run its A$2.2bn ($1.7bn) casino in Sydney’s Barangaroo district, it could reform to become a ‘suitable’ holder for the licence. The long-awaited Bergin Report, comprising 751 pages, followed allegations in…
Australia – Fitch backs Crown to weather the early VIP storm at Crown Sydney
Ratings agency Fitch believes that Australian operator Crown Resorts will be able to weather a slow start to business at its AU$2.2bn Crown Sydney VIP casino in Barangaroo, due to open in December 2020. “Fitch believes that Crown showed its commitment to maintaining its balance-sheet strength by the skipping a final dividend, despite its fixed…
Australia – NSW Authority to investigate Crown’s links to Stanley Ho
NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority is launching an inquiry into Crown Resort’s Barangaroo licence concerning the sale of shares in Crown Resorts from James Packer’s CPH Crown Holdings Pty Limited to Lawrence Ho’s Melco Resorts & Entertainment. The deal was confirmed by Crown in a Media Release dated 31 May 2019. Reports out of…
Australia – Crown wins out in battle for Barangaroo’s VIP ‘sightlines’
Australian operator Crown Resorts has scored a vital win as it looks for uninterrupted Harbour views from its planned Barangaroo VIP casino. Crown took legal action against New South Wales Government in the Commercial List of the Supreme Court of New South Wales concerning new developments at Central Barangaroo that could block out views of…
Australia – Crown clears legal challenge to Barangaroo
Australian operator Crown Resorts has cleared what could be the last legal hurdle before it can build its A$2bn VIP Barangaroo casino in Sydney. A community group called Millers Point Fund Incorporated filed legal action against Crown last month, claiming the proposed casino would occupy a site that had previously been reserved for a foreshore…
Australia – Crown reveals its hand with Barangaroo blueprint
Crown Resorts used the downtime following its defeat to rival Echo regarding the award of the licence for the A$2bn Queens Wharf casino project to unveil its bold plans for its VIP casino skyscraper at Sydney’s Barangaroo. It has now submitted its blueprint to the NSW Planning Department which include a 271m, 71 storey skyscraper…
