{"id":11630,"date":"2020-11-09T22:32:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=11630"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:15:43","slug":"crown-melbourne-restarts-some-gaming-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-melbourne-restarts-some-gaming-operations","title":{"rendered":"Crown Melbourne restarts some gaming operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The casino will begin some operations with limited capacity as of November 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Crown Resorts has received approval from the Victoria state government to restart some gaming operations at its Melbourne casino as of November 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The casino will be able to operate with a limited number of electronic gaming machines and table games. Every second machine will be deactivated to keep a distance between players.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crown will also be allowed to open ten designated VIP areas, each with a maximum capacity of ten customers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players will only be allowed to use the facility for 90 minutes a day and no smoking will be allowed. The casino must have a “Covid-19 Marshal\u201d for each area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crown said select retail and food and beverages outlets have recommenced operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ken Barton, Crown\u2019s chief executive officer, said: \u201cWe have been working for some time with the Victorian Government and health authorities to determine how we can safely re-open Crown Melbourne and have developed extensive physical distancing and hygiene measures to allow re-opening in a safe manner.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crown is also aiming to open its new casino and resort in Barangaroo, Sydney in December, although the inquiry held by the New South Wells Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has not yet decided if the company is suitable<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to keep its licence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ILGA\u2019s decision won\u2019t be announced until February 2021.\u00a0The Guardian recently reported ILGA<\/em><\/strong> will hold a meeting on November 18 to discuss the conditions of Crown Sydney\u2019s opening in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister responsible for gaming, Victor Dominello, said on Monday that the regulator will consider limiting or restricting the opening of the new venue.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The casino will begin some operations with limited capacity as of November 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Crown Resorts has secured approval from the Victorian government to recommence limited gaming operations at its Melbourne casino from November 12, implementing stringent capacity restrictions and health protocols. Concurrently, the company faces significant regulatory uncertainty regarding the December opening of its new Barangaroo casino in Sydney, as the NSW ILGA's suitability inquiry continues, with a decision not expected until February 2021.","focusai_entities":"Crown Resorts, Ken Barton, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority, Victor Dominello","focusai_location":"Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Sydney, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Melbourne GGR Impact","query":"What is the projected GGR impact of Crown Melbourne's limited reopening, considering the capacity restrictions and 90-minute player limits, and how does this affect the company's Q4 financial outlook?"},{"label":"Sydney License Suitability","query":"What specific governance or compliance deficiencies is the NSW ILGA scrutinizing in its suitability inquiry for Crown Sydney, and what are the potential ramifications for Crown Resorts' B2C licensing across other Australian jurisdictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,28,158],"tags":[289,23825,14657],"class_list":["post-11630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-casino-news","category-slider-home","tag-australia","tag-crown-melbourne","tag-crown-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11630"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777009188,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11630\/revisions\/777009188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}