09/22/21 Crown Perth VIP room remained open during lockdown The WA Royal Commission has heard that Crown Perth breached lockdown rules by keeping its VIP room open.
08/25/21 WA Royal Commission chair questioned over conflict of interest The state’s Royal Commission into Crown Perth is being led by Neville Owen, who has personal interests with some of the witnesses.
08/11/21 Crown Perth allowed Chinese high rollers to mask transactions Crown Perth is accused of disguising the destination of VIP patrons’ funds.
08/05/21 Crown Perth provided credit for gambling, inquiry hears Crown Perth approved credit for Australian and international gamblers despite this being prohibited under WA law.
07/30/21 Former Crown chair gave info to Packer, inquiry hears Western Australia’s Royal Commission has heard that John Poynton, a former Crown chairman, agreed to provide confidential information to James Packer.
07/27/21 Crown Perth’s licence could be cancelled before end of inquiry Paul Evans, the lawyer for Western Australia’s gambling regulator, has told the state’s Royal Commission it could cancel Crown Perth’s casino licence before the end of the inquiry if necessary.
07/27/21 WA Royal Commission extends inquiry into Crown Perth The WA government has announced that Western Australia’s Royal Commission into Crown Perth will be extended until March 2022 to give commissioners more time to carry out investigations.
07/08/21 WA Royal Commission into Crown Perth opens submissions to the public Western Australia’s Royal Commission has called on former and current Crown Resorts employees, government employees and the public in general to provide information about improper conduct.
06/30/21 Crown Resorts: WA Royal Commission to release interim report Western Australian’s Royal Commission has sent an interim report to Governor Kim Beazley today.
06/21/21 AUSTRAC to join forces with local banks over casino investigations AUSTRAC will partner with Australian banks to continue investigating all three casino operators due to potential financial crimes.
06/08/21 Australian casinos investigated over AML compliance AUSTRAC is investigating all three casino operators due to potential non-compliance with AML rules.
05/27/21 Former casino inspector denies writing Crown junket report Nick Toyne, a former casino inspector, said his name appeared on a report he didn’t write and which allowed criminals to run junkets at Crown Resorts.
05/27/21 Crown: money laundering activity detected up to February 2021 Nearly 50 account banks linked to Crown Resorts will be reviewed by a major auditing firm after indications of money laundering were detected between December 1, 2020, and February 18, 2021.
05/25/21 WA AML unit should never have been disbanded, inquiry hears Western Australia’s former chief casino officer, David Halge, has said that an anti-money laundering police unit that has been dismantled in 1999 could have helped to prevent money laundering at Crown Resorts.
05/12/21 Western Australian casino regulator unskilled on money laundering Gaming and Wagering Commission member Barry Sargeant said the regulator lacked policies or procedures for dealing with the risks of criminal activity at Crown Resorts.
