{"id":777008588,"date":"2023-08-25T06:26:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T09:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008588"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:42:18","slug":"crown-sydney-to-close-one-vip-gaming-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-sydney-to-close-one-vip-gaming-room","title":{"rendered":"Crown Sydney to close one VIP gaming room"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s reported that 95 jobs are affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>Crown Resorts <\/strong>has taken the decision to close one of its <strong>two VIP gaming rooms in Sydney<\/strong> due to falling visitor numbers\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-sydney-opens-casino-for-vip-gaming\" target=\"_blank\">since its opening a year ago<\/a>.\u00a0It says it will consolidate its VIP casino segments due to macroeconomic challenges faced by the industry and other Australian businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local media reports, the company has initiated consultations with personnel and union representatives to explore potential alternative placements within the organisation, with <strong>95 people possibly to be laid off. <\/strong>Some employees will be offered voluntary redundancy or positions at Crown&#8217;s alternative casino sites in Perth and Melbourne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-resorts-launches-new-online-portal-aimed-at-preventing-gambling-harm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crown Resorts launches new online portal aimed at preventing gambling harm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s reported that 95 jobs are affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25558,"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 consolidating its VIP gaming operations in Sydney by closing one of two dedicated rooms, citing declining visitor numbers and broader macroeconomic headwinds impacting the industry. This strategic adjustment, affecting approximately 95 positions, reflects a recalibration of high-roller segment capacity in response to market dynamics, with potential redeployment or redundancy options for affected personnel.","focusai_entities":"Crown Resorts","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.75), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"VIP Segment Outlook","query":"What specific macroeconomic indicators or competitive pressures led to the underperformance of the Sydney VIP gaming room, and what is Crown Resorts' revised outlook for the high-roller segment's contribution to overall GGR?"},{"label":"Operational Efficiency Impact","query":"How will the consolidation of VIP operations impact Crown Resorts' operational expenditure, NGR margins, and the overall efficiency of its Sydney property, particularly concerning fixed costs and staffing ratios?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157],"tags":[14657],"class_list":["post-777008588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","tag-crown-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008588","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008588"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008603,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008588\/revisions\/777008603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}