Packer blow as NSW commits to casino reform
Crown Resorts’ major shareholder James Packer will almost certainly be forced to offload his 37pc stake in the $6bn casino group.
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Crown Perth poached regulator staff
The relationship between the WA casino regulator and Crown Perth was so tight that employees jumped between the two, a royal commission has heard.
Crown Sydney casino opening could be delayed
The huge paperwork burden of two royal commissions could see Crown’s Barangaroo casino opening date come down to the wire.
Packer resists push to slash Crown sway
The reclusive billionaire is fighting calls to limit his voting power in the casino giant, while outgoing chair Helen Coonan has not ruled out a consulting role.
Even Israel is on Packer’s case now
He’s no stranger to a government probe, but James Packer is now facing a new inquiry into his links with ex-Mossad chief Yossi Cohen.
Court to push ahead with Crown class action
After several delays, a judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts says the trial will begin in October.
Where’s Crown conflict? Premier
The relationship between lead commissioner Neville Owen and James Packer’s ‘best friend’ Kerry Stokes isn’t a conflict of interest says Mark McGowan.
Potential for state conflict in Crown structure
Crown Resorts’ formal legal chief has told a royal commission that state-based casino agreements can ‘potentially’ create a conflict of interest for the company.
Coonan pressure on Poynton to quit ‘inappropriate’
Chair Helen Coonan’s written demand that Crown director John Poynton resign is revealed, as he labels her action ‘intemperate’.
Why Packer’s Crown casino bet went bad
James Packer had a unique ability to attract talented directors, but Crown’s board lacked casino governance skills.
Crown ‘unfit to operate casino’
Counsel assisting Victoria’s royal commission has recommended that Crown Resorts be found unfit to operate its Melbourne casino.
Coonan backs Crown overhaul, but still going
Crown Resorts chair Helen Coonan has committed to an overhaul of the James Packer-backed company but has also restated her intention to stand down.
Movie with the times
Celebrities, they’re just like us! Russell Crowe didn’t get any special treatment on Sunday when he joined the queue outside Sydney Olympic Park’s mass vaccine centre.
Crown ‘worst scenario’ had $200m dividend
Despite its casinos coming under fire, Crown Resorts still expected to return to dividends quickly, a royal commission has heard.
Change not possible under ‘old Crown’: Coonan
Crown chair Helen Coonan has sought to distance the embattled gambling giant from executives linked to James Packer.
New Crown CEO not told of tax underpayment until June
Crown CEO Steve McCann read about the casino group’s potential tax liability through a newspaper article.
Crown exec tried to revive illegal chip payment method
A former Crown executive close to James Packer pushed to revive an illegal payment process years after it was axed.
More buyers for Barangaroo
Asia Digital Investments Pty Ltd is the latest buyer to emerge in James Packer’s Crown development at Barangaroo.
Compensation claim after Packer ‘incident’
WorkCover is seeking to recoup more than $320,000 spent on medical bills for a Crown security guard who confronted an allegedly drunk James Packer.
Packer’s right hand man had journalist tracked, inquiry hears
A former Crown Resorts executive who was James Packer’s ‘right hand man’ had a Melbourne journalist tracked, Victoria’s royal commission heard on Thursday.
Coonan ordered Crown tax problem be disclosed in February
Crown executive chairman Helen Coonan says she ordered a potential $272m tax underpayment be disclosed months ago despite the information only emerging in June.
Offer to get Packer out of Crown revised
The US firm that has offered Crown billions so it can buy out James Packer’s major shareholding seeks to take a 9.99 per cent interest in the casino giant.
Oaktree tweaks bid to buy out Packer
The third candidate in the bidding war for Crown Resorts is offering to fund a buyout of the billionaire’s shareholding.
Another Crown exec on notice
Crown exec Peter Lawrence has been called out for the reliability of his evidence at Victoria’s royal commission, and he’s not the first.
Malaysian high-flyers swoop on Packer tower
Malaysian-born entrepreneurs buy two $22.4m apartments in the soaring Crown Residences. A former Sydney mayor will also move in.
Jodhi Meares’ business defies lockdown
She dominated Australia’s swimwear market with Tigerlily bikinis, and now James Packer’s ex-wife is matching its success with her pandemic-proof business, The Upside.
Revealed: Inside the mansions of Sydney’s rich
From James Packer to the founder of Menulog and billionaire developers. Take a look inside the homes of Sydney’s most high profile property owners.
Offshore focus pays off
Heavy marketing across cities such as Hong Kong has paid off for the marketers of James Packer’s $2.2 billion Barangaroo Tower in Sydney.
Cashed up buyers top $20m at Barangaroo
Buyers from Asia dominated the latest round of luxury apartment sales at Barangaroo, with one sale alone topping $20m.
What cashed-up buyers are paying to be in Packer tower
A hand sanitiser entrepreneur. A retired bookie. Details emerge of who’s paid what for an apartment in Sydney’s Barangaroo showpiece.
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