Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens in Perth with red carpet premiere

Moulin Rouge! The Musical opens in Perth with red carpet premiere

Moulin Rouge! The Musical,winner of ten Tony Awards,has opened at Crown Perth after a mammoth – or should that be elephantine? – trip across the Nullarbor.

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The chips are down for The Star
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The chips are down for The Star

Having already been hit with millions in fines,a new tax means Sydney’s Star casino faces an uncertain future.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Wayne Carey quietly drops legal pursuit of Crown over white powder scandal

Wayne Carey quietly drops legal pursuit of Crown over white powder scandal

Carey,who had been in Perth commentating on the AFL finals series,was asked to leave the gaming floor after a packet of powdered substance fell onto a gaming table.

  • byHeather McNeill
James Packer and Crown settle legal case over alleged assault of guard
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James Packer and Crown settle legal case over alleged assault of guard

James Packer has settled a dispute with an ex-security guard who alleged he was assaulted and threatened by the billionaire in 2016.

  • byCameron Houston
‘Walk the plank’:Misdeeds catch up with Australia’s blighted casinos
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‘Walk the plank’:Misdeeds catch up with Australia’s blighted casinos

Australia’s casino operators will be hoping to keep their names out of the headlines in the new year,after enduring a chastening 2022,that saw the regulatory wheel turn decisively against their favour.

  • byColin Kruger
‘Entirely appropriate’:Kean defends proposed casino tax increase following industry outcry
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‘Entirely appropriate’:Kean defends proposed casino tax increase following industry outcry

Treasurer Matt Kean has defended the government’s proposal to increase the tax levied on poker machines and table games in the state’s two casinos,arguing Star and Crown should contribute to a broader social licence.

  • byAmelia McGuire andLucy Cormack
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Junket operator to sell $70m Melbourne tower

Junket operator to sell $70m Melbourne tower

A gambling junket operator who was once suspected of having links to Hong Kong’s triads and who recruited high rollers for Crown casino is selling an unused,fully furnished,and brand-new 38 level apartment building in Melbourne.

  • bySimon Johanson
Australian companies are warming to private equity,says Blackstone

Australian companies are warming to private equity,says Blackstone

ASX-listed company boards’ “views on private equity are beginning to change,” overturning a long history in Australia of scepticism of the industry,says local Blackstone boss Michael Blickstead.

  • byHarry Brumpton
Crown Resorts cops $1 billion in losses as penalties bite

Crown Resorts cops $1 billion in losses as penalties bite

The casino operator has lodged a net loss of $945.4 million with ASIC for the last financial year,its first results as a private company.

  • byAmelia McGuire
How Barangaroo’s Crown Tower has changed Sydney’s skyline

How Barangaroo’s Crown Tower has changed Sydney’s skyline

Viewing Sydney’s CBD from its north,east,south and west vantage points highlights just how much development at Barangaroo has shaped our city.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Crown Barangaroo bets on Asian tourism

Crown Barangaroo bets on Asian tourism

Crown Barangaroo’s new owners will target high net-worth tourists as part of a plan to revitalise the gambling giant’s $2.2b investment.

  • byColin Kruger