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Dan Andrews’ second secret Blackstone meeting

Andrews met the US parent of Crown Resorts twice, part of undisclosed business dealings of the powerful former premier.

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Crown Casino has had few better friends in positions of power than Dan Andrews.

His wet lettuce reaction to the Ray Finkelstein royal commission no doubt helped Crown stay open (the local jobs!) and gave an assist to Blackstone’s $9 billion buy-and-revive from James Packer.

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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com

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