Crown Melbourne has been forced to delay its reopening date until June 10 after six new Covid-19 cases were reported in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Australia.- The Victorian Government has announced the\u00a0extension of its seven-day lockdown\u00a0<\/strong>for a further seven days. That means Crown Melbourne<\/a>\u00a0will remain closed until June 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The countermeasure was taken after\u00a0Victoria recorded six new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours<\/strong>. According to authorities, all were locally acquired cases linked to the current outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crown Melbourne<\/strong>\u00a0said it had suspended: gaming activities, food and beverage, retail, banqueting and conference facilities other than for the provision of takeaway meals or meal delivery services. Hotel accommodation is open for approved purposes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The casino operator said it would stand down the majority of its staff\u00a0<\/strong>but will continue to support them financially by paying a one-off discretionary payment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the lockdown,\u00a0people are allowed to leave home to go shopping for food and supplies\u00a0<\/strong>or if they are essential workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Facemasks are mandatory inside and outdoors <\/strong>and people can only exercise and shop within 5km of their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restaurants, pubs and cafes can provide takeaway services<\/strong> only, while clubs TABs and casinos will remain closed<\/strong>, along with swimming pools, spas, community venues, museums, and other indoor and outdoor entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victoria\u2019s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts has heard that in 2019\u00a0a VIP gambler player for over 34 hours<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0Crown Melbourne\u00a0<\/a>before he was forced to take a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adrian Finanzio<\/strong>, counsel assisting the inquiry, has said\u00a0that Crown did not correctly implement<\/strong>\u00a0its responsible gambling programme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sonja Bauer<\/strong>, Crown\u2019s general manager of responsible gaming, admitted failures <\/strong>and sent a letter stating the casino operator had resolved to implement a series of changes to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCustomer played for over 34 hours at Crown Melbourne, inquiry hears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n