{"id":15894,"date":"2021-03-16T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=15894"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:05:21","slug":"crown-resorts-halts-political-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-resorts-halts-political-donations","title":{"rendered":"Crown Resorts halts political donations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crown Resorts has announced that it will cease making cash or in-kind political donations as it continues its attempts to transform the company\u2019s image and retain its Australian casino licences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>Crown Resorts<\/strong> continues to take steps to polish its tarnished image in Australia, announcing that it will &#8220;cease making monetary or in-kind <strong>political donations<\/strong>&#8221; with immediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Australian Electoral Commission, <strong>Crown Resorts poured $184,500 into the coffers of parties <\/strong>across the political spectrum in 2019-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to halt such donations comes after th<strong>e Western Australian government <\/strong>announced that the <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wa-gambling-regulator-under-scrutiny-in-crown-resorts-probe\" target=\"_blank\">state\u2019s Royal Commission will also investigate Western Australia\u2019s gambling regulator<\/a><\/em> in order to assess the regulator&#8217;s efficiency in dealing with <strong>junket operations<\/strong>, money laundering concerns and other elements of casino regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission will also investigate <em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-perth-licence-under-review-by-wa-royal-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">if Crown is suitable to hold a licence in the state<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Helen Coonan<\/strong>, Crown\u2019s executive chairman, said she has been working with the state\u2019s regulatory body &#8220;to meet community expectations.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crown Resorts has announced that it will cease making cash or in-kind political donations as it continues its attempts to transform the company\u2019s image and retain its Australian casino licences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15895,"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 announced an immediate cessation of all monetary and in-kind political donations, a strategic move aimed at rehabilitating its corporate image and securing the retention of its Australian casino licenses. 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