Crown Resorts
After 30 years of crayfish and caviar, a Melbourne institution closes its doors
Seafood institution The Atlantic, which has served Lady Gaga, Rafael Nadal and Arnold Schwarzenegger, will shut at the end of May as part of Crown’s $200 million redevelopment of its riverside promenade.
- Cara Waters
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Crown Melbourne cuts 200 jobs, blaming regulation and ‘challenging’ economy
Crown Resorts says it will cut 200 staff in Melbourne as cost of living factors curb customer spending, and as it faces stringent regulation.
- Colin Kruger
Alice advised her boyfriend on family law. Then he murdered her in a Perth hotel room
Alice McShera was murdered in a Crown Towers hotel suite by her on-again, off-again partner Cameron Pearson.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
The Aussie poker player who beat Crown and Star at their own game
Few high rollers have managed to walk away from Crown and Star casino with the $25 million fortune Steve McCann has made in the 32 months he spent leading both companies in perilous circumstances.
- Colin Kruger
Premier hits back after James Packer labels Daniel Andrews ‘human filth’
Jacinta Allan refused to call James Packer by name in her defence of her predecessor, instead repeatedly referring to the billionaire as “that individual”.
- Kieran Rooney
The ‘use it or lose it’ clause that may be key to Burswood racetrack’s future
A noise map shows the racetrack travelling within metres of the Crown Towers pool complex. The government is scrutinising a Barnett-era agreement to see whether it can claim that land.
- Hamish Hastie
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- Casinos
‘All too cosy’: Crown Melbourne given two-year extension on gambling reform
The casino has been given a further two years to implement a royal commission recommendation to mandate carded play across all gaming.
- Chip Le Grand
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- Gambling
Sydney’s casinos given more breathing room on moving to cashless gaming
The NSW government has delayed plans to limit cash use on the gaming floors of Sydney’s casinos.
- Alexandra Smith
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- Casinos
Humble suburban bowls club thwarts casino giant
A multibillion-dollar American casino company’s attempts to introduce its brand to Australia may have come unstuck, thanks to a small suburban bowls club.
- Cameron Atfield
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- Courts
Who is Giang? Refugee, charity worker, Cats sponsor and Crown casino royalty
He has ingratiated himself with some of the nation’s leading sports and corporate figures, but his days of lavish spending appear to be over amid fraud claims.
- Cameron Houston