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The Guardian - AU

Mayfair casino Aspinall’s warns on ability to stay afloat amid questions over parent company

Crown Resorts faces reviews from Australian watchdogs in the wake of money laundering claims at its casinos in the country

Evening Standard

‘Very different’ Crown Resorts can keep licence to run Melbourne casino

Victorian gambling watchdog says company has addressed failings identified in royal commission but action will be taken ‘if there is any regression to old Crown’

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Australian casino group fined US$290m for lax controls

SYDNEY: Australia's Crown Resorts is set to pay a civil penalty of A$450 million (US$290 million) for lax money laundering controls that saw cash being carried into a casino in paper bags, shoe boxes and suitcases.

Bangkok Post

Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC agree to $450 million fine over money laundering breaches

Crown Resorts and government financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC agree to a $450 million penalty over historical non-compliance with Australia's anti-money laundering laws.

ABC News

Crown Resorts investigating potential data breach after being contacted by hacking group

Crown Resorts confirms it is investigating a potential global data breach after it was contacted by a hacker group that claims to have obtained company files.

ABC News

Crown Casino offers sponsorship to Victorian AFL clubs that have vowed to refuse gambling cash

Disgraced casino operator Crown Resorts is offering sponsorship deals to multiple AFL clubs that could see them abandon a pledge not to accept money from gambling companies.

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Vic's Crown put on notice after $120m fine

Melbourne's Crown Casino has vowed to implement significant changes after being given 15 months to improve its gambling practices.

AAP

Indian cricket star Virat Kohli livid over hotel room video

Batsman slams invasion of privacy after footage of his belongings in Perth hotel appeared online.

Al Jazeera

Virat Kohli: India captain slams ‘appalling’ breach of privacy after apparent stranger filmed in hotel room

Virat Kohli has condemned an “appalling” breach of privacy which has left him “very paranoid” after a stranger appeared to film themselves in the India batter’s hotel room.

Evening Standard

India star Virat Kohli ‘very paranoid’ after ‘appalling’ breach of privacy at hotel

Kohli was not present when the incident occurred but shared on Instagram a video first posted elsewhere of what seems someone filming the former India captain’s room and possessions

The Independent UK

Virat Kohli condemns ‘appalling’ breach of privacy at Perth hotel

Crown Resorts is conducting an investigation and has stood down “the individuals involved”.

The Independent UK

Pubs and clubs – your friendly neighbourhood money-laundering service, thanks to 86,640 pokies

Billions of dollars in proceeds of crime are being funnelled through clubs and pubs in New South Wales, according to the NSW Crime Commission. Predictably, the industry is claiming it’s not an issue and solutions are too difficult.

The Conversation

Star Sydney suspension: how do casino operators found so unfit get to keep their licences?

How low does a casino operator in Australia have to go before it loses its gaming licence?

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The Guardian - AU

NSW casino regulator defends decision not to revoke Star’s licence and instead issue $100m fine

The NSW Independent Casino Commission says taking away the licence would have meant thousands of employees out of work overnight

ABC News

Inquiries have found casinos facilitated money laundering and consorted with criminals — so why haven’t there been charges for executives or directors?

Australia's largest casino groups have been found "unsuitable" to hold licences due to allegations of money laundering and consorting with criminal gangs. But no individuals have faced consequences.

The Conversation

Now Sydney has two casinos run by companies unfit to hold a gaming licence

Sydney now has two casinos run by companies deemed unfit to hold a gaming licence.

The Guardian - AU

Casino regulator launches investigation into Crown Resorts for providing credit to gamble

Royal commission found bank and blank cheques had been exchanged for chips at Crown in Melbourne in breach of restrictions

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Australia’s problem gambling capital is looking for more pokies, and here’s who profits

You may suspect the last thing a socially-challenged town like Alice Springs needs is more gambling machines, but that’s just what is proposing.

The Conversation

Crown Sydney casino opens – another beacon for criminals looking to launder dirty money

Crown Resorts’ striking new A$2 billion casino on Sydney’s Barangaroo Point opens its doors to gamblers for the first time this week. But only if they are “VIPs”.

ABC News

Afterpay's founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid CEOs

Afterpay's co-CEOs and founders Anthony Eisen and Nick Molnar are Australia's highest-paid executives, collecting a combined $264.2 million – together they earn more than 2,800 times the full-time average wage.

ABC News

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

Experts say the gambling floors in Sydney’s tallest skyscraper will not deliver as much as once hoped for the state's economy, with its major high-roller market all but gone.

ABC News

Electronic gaming machines taken offline in weeks leading up to Blackstone takeover of Crown Resorts

Western Australia's casino regulator will inspect the machines after they were tested for "technical issues", before they can can go online again.

AAP

WA government beefs up casino penalties

The operator of the Perth casino will face tougher penalties for failing to comply with regulations as it undergoes a remediation process.

ABC News

Crown Resorts granted approval to operate Sydney casino

The NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority gives Crown Resorts the green light to open the gaming floors in its Barangaroo skyscraper, 15 months after it deemed the company unfit to operate a casino.

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