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Australia – Crown Sydney given green light to open gaming floor
By 菲尔 - 22 年 2022 月 XNUMX 日
The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has given Crown Sydney casino conditional approval to open its gaming operations.
The Authority’s Chairperson, Philip Crawford, said Crown will be allowed to conditionally begin casino operations, giving the Authority the chance to monitor the final phase of its restricted gaming licence suitability assessment, after the 2021 Bergin Inquiry found Crown unsuitable to hold the licence.
“Under the Authority’s supervision, Crown has rebuilt its gaming model from the ground up, which has meant deep structural change around governance, anti-money laundering measures and corporate culture,” Mr Crawford said.
“After more than one year’s work with Crown, the Authority is pleased to have reached a stage where Crown can open its casino operations on a conditional basis.
“Given the need to observe the changes in operation as well as ensure changes are embedded in the business, the Authority will consider approval of Crown’s suitability until the end of the conditional gaming period, which could run between 18 months and two years.
“The new systems and internal control measures have been set up and will be in place from day one.”
皇冠首席执行官兼董事总经理 Steve McCann 表示：“今天对于皇冠、我们的客户和我们的员工来说是重要的一天，他们已经热切地等待这一消息一段时间了，迫不及待地想与皇冠分享完整的悉尼皇冠体验。世界。
“我们的愿景是成为世界上最受尊敬的综合度假村运营商之一。自开业以来，悉尼皇冠酒店为这座城市提供了无与伦比的豪华住宿、餐厅和酒吧，现在随着博彩业的开业，我们可以提供全套世界一流的设施。
“在过去的 15 个月里，我们与 ILGA 密切合作，以确保我们为在悉尼开展博彩业采取正确的措施，我们将继续与他们合作实施我们的改革计划，以展示我们作为赌场运营商的适合性并展示我们在安全和负责任的环境中提供卓越体验的能力。
“We will now finalise our opening plans and look forward to shortly announcing the details and timing of our launch.”
Mr Crawford said the Bergin Inquiry highlighted the scale and scope of issues to be remediated by Crown, with potentially billions of dollars having been laundered through its casinos.
“Crown has been required to implement a raft of stringent controls to prevent money laundering and criminal infiltration in its NSW business model. What was happening in Crown’s interstate operations will not be repeated in NSW,” Mr Crawford said.
“With a complete clean-out of the board and senior executive, Crown has made significant progress and has agreed to ongoing work to regain its casino licence.”
The Authority has also approved Blackstone’s suitability to hold a casino licence in NSW. Having gained the other necessary approvals from Victorian and West Australian regulators and the Federal Court, Blackstone takes over as the new owner of Crown on Friday 24 June.
