{"id":14575,"date":"2021-02-11T15:24:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14575"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:53:28","slug":"crown-resorts-chair-commits-to-work-with-nsw-gaming-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-resorts-chair-commits-to-work-with-nsw-gaming-regulator","title":{"rendered":"Crown Resorts chair commits to work with NSW gaming regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helen Coonan has insisted that significant changes have begun at the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.-\u00a0After being found <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ilga-crown-resorts-unsuitable-to-operate-barangaroo-casino\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>unsuitable to hold its licence for its new Sydney casino<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, Crown Resorts has begun to make changes with a view of gaining the green light to open the Barangaroo venue by May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guy Jalland and Michael Johnston<\/strong>, both nominees of founder and majority shareholder James Packer\u2019s holding company, have resigned from the board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now the operator&#8217;s chair, Helen Coonan, has said that more changes are being implemented and that the company will work closely with New South Wales&#8217; regulator the ILGA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said in a statement: &#8220;While we have already taken a number of<strong> important steps to improve our governance<\/strong>, compliance and culture, I recognize from the Commissioner\u2019s report we have much more to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coonan also thanked Philip Crawford, head of the ILGA for his establishment of a <em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/could-crown-resorts-open-new-sydney-casino-by-the-end-of-april\" target=\"_blank\">constructive dialogue<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Coonan has insisted that significant changes have begun at the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"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 is undertaking significant governance and compliance reforms, including board resignations, following the ILGA's finding of unsuitability for its Sydney Barangaroo casino license. Chair Helen Coonan has affirmed the company's commitment to close regulatory engagement to secure operational approval by May. 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