{"id":17839,"date":"2021-05-13T13:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T13:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17839"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:35:56","slug":"victorias-royal-commission-to-examine-crown-staff-arrests-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/victorias-royal-commission-to-examine-crown-staff-arrests-in-china","title":{"rendered":"Victoria\u2019s Royal Commission to examine Crown staff arrests in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Royal Commission chaired by former Federal Court judge Raymond Finkelstein will analyse the 2016 episode in which 19 Crown execs were arrested in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- Victoria\u2019s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts, which will be launched on May 17, will start by examining the arrest of 19 Crown employees in China<\/strong> in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those arrested people was Jason O\u2019Connor<\/strong>, the former head of Crown\u2019s Chinese operation, who admitted to an inquiry held in New South Wales that Crown<\/a> should have known the dangers of promoting gambling in China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria\u2019s Royal Commission will decide if Crown Resorts is suitable to maintain its licence for its Melbourne casino. It will be chaired by former Federal Court judge Raymond Finkelstein<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearings are expected to run for six weeks. The Royal Commission will then report back to the Victorian government by August 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also analyse Crown’s junket<\/a> operations, although the company has suspended all junket-related activity<\/strong> until June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crown<\/a> is also facing a Royal Commission in Western Australia<\/strong>, which will decide if Crown Resorts is suitable to continue holding a casino gaming licence for Crown Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the second day of hearings, former Gaming and Wagering Commission board member Barry Sargeant<\/a> stated the GWC was aware of risks regarding criminal conduct <\/strong>but did not have the resources or knowledge to deal with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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