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Australia – Interest exceeds expectations as Crown Sydney opens its first VIP gaming floor
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has finally been able to open the 160 tables and 66 electronic tables at its US$1.5bn Barangaroo casino in Sydney. The VIP-only gaming floors, with a minimum bet of AU$20, offer ‘intimate gaming operations’ in the Crystal Room as well as 12 exclusive private Sky Salons located on levels 28 and 29…
Australia – Crown Sydney given green light to open gaming floor
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 assessment, after the 2021 Bergin…
Australia – Crown looking to open up gaming at Crown Sydney early in 2022
Australian operator Crown Resorts has set its sights on launching its VIP casino at Crown Sydney early on in 2022. During an investor presentation, Crown said it was ‘targeting a gaming floor opening early in the new year with a staged opening based on current staffing levels with further recruitment for gaming related roles to…
Australia – Crown confirms COVID-19 passport needed at Melbourne and Sydney casinos
Crown Resorts has confirmed that mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations will apply to all visitors to Crown Resorts in NSW and Victoria, including their employees, customers and contractors. Crown Perth consultation on the implementation of the Policy is expected to be finalised shortly. This follows on from a month-long consultation period announced in September, which saw the…
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 – IGT ADVANTAGE System and solutions selected by Australia’s Crown Sydney
International Game Technology’s award-winning IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system with its suite of innovative systems solutions has been selected to enhance the player experience at Crown Sydney Hotel Resort in New South Wales, Australia, which is scheduled to open in early 2021. The innovative IGT ADVANTAGE system will connect live and electronic table games (ETGs)…
