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Australia – Packer to add six star tower to Melbourne’s Crown
Australian operator Crown Melbourne is adding a luxury six-star hotel tower to its Melbourne casino precinct. British architects, Wilkinson Eyre won the contest to design the proposed new Queensbridge Hotel Tower and precinct to be located in Melbourne’s Southbank area. Situated in one of Melbourne’s premier living and leisure destinations and one of Australia’s prime…
Australia – Packer steps down as Crown’s Chairman
Australian billionaire James Packer has stepped down as Chairman of Crown Resorts with the Board appointing Robert Rankin as his replacement as Chairman. Mr Packer remains a Director and it is intended that he will be appointed as a senior Executive Director on terms which are currently being discussed with the Board. Mr Packer will…
Australia – Gaming Entertainment Systems installs at Crown
Gaming Entertainment Systems (GES) has installed its Jackpot Poker System on 40 Tables at Melbourne’s Crown Casino Gaming Entertainment Systems. The GES Progressive system offers the chance to win a Jackpot prize for all cash game players playing Texas Hold’em Poker. The GES Progressive system utilises technologies offering a cutting edge and flexible solution. Each…
Australia – Crown signs deal with Intelligent Deposit Systems
Following successful trials of its intelligent electronic table drop box i-depsys product at Crown Melbourne, Intelligent Deposit Systems has received an order for units to be installed in Crown’s Maple Room, a busy Baccarat area within the main gaming floor. Crown Melbourne has appointed IDS as its exclusive supplier of table game electronic drop box…
Australia – Echo claims Crown Sydney modification is ‘legally flawed’
A war of words has broken out in Australia where Echo Entertainment has claimed that rival Crown’s plan to open a $1.5bn VIP casino resort at Barangaroo is legally flawed. Echo has provided ‘legal advice’ to the planning department by Echo Entertainment, claiming plans to change Barangaroo’s blueprint to include a 69-storey tower could be…
Australia – Macau junket signs up with Crown in Perth and Melbourne
Macau-based VIP room gaming promoter Iao Kun Group Holding is to start providing VIP players to the Crown Perth Casino in Perth, Australia and for the Crown Melbourne Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The junket group has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding whereby it will acquire all of the profit interests of Lou Kan…
Sri Lanka – New government could spell the end for Crown in Sri Lanka
The election of a new president in Sri Lanka could spell the end for Australian operator Crown’s attempts to develop a $US400m casino resort in the capital of Colombo. Newly elected Maithripala Sirisena has promised to ‘disallow’ licences for casinos put forward by James Packer’s Crown Resorts and local developer John Keells Holdings. Mr Sirisena…
Australia – Crown and BetEasy announce Joint Venture
Crown Resorts and the Australian corporate bookmaker, BetEasy, have announced a Joint Venture, between the two companies. The transaction involves the combination of BetEasy’s sports book business with the sports book business of Crown’s 100 per cent owned subsidiary, Betfair Pty. This combination of a global Integrated Resort company and an online wagering company reinforces…
Australia – VIPs hit Crown for $100m
Crown Resorts’ owner James Packer has revealed that his Melbourne and Perth casinos have taken a hiding from VIP customers who have won more than $100 million in less than four months. Mr. Packer revealed to shareholders at Crown’s AGM that the high-rollers were currently enjoying a sustained period of luck at his tables. He…
