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Crown Resorts will "vigorously defend" Federal Court proceedings after the casinos operator was hit with a class action alleging it did not give shareholders enough information about risks it was taking in China.
The Marina, Mindarie was named Perth's best hospitality venue at last night's Western Australian Hospitality Awards for Excellence, joining the State Buildings and Print Hall as the most recent winners of the prestigious award.
Crown Resorts has hit back against Andrew Wilkie with an open letter accusing the federal independent MP of playing political games by alleging misconduct at Crown's Melbourne casino.
Crown Resorts has rejected claims by whistleblowers tabled in federal parliament alleging the casinos operator deliberately tampered with poker machines to increase losses for gamblers.
Casinos operator Crown Resorts will not reveal its plans for lifting its ailing VIP high-roller business, after reporting a 15.5 per cent fall in normalised net profit for the 2017 financial year.
Three Australian employees of Crown Resorts could be released from a Chinese jail within months after being handed nine and 10-month sentences for gambling-related offences.
The state's business leaders will spend the night outdoors at the WACA Ground on June 22, one of the longest and coldest nights of the year, in support of the 2017 Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
It may have only taken about 18 months to build, but Perth's newest hotel – the recently opened Aloft Perth in Rivervale – was a six-year journey for the world's largest hotel operator, and one of Western Australia's biggest home-grown builders.
Casinos operator Crown Resorts has quit the major gambling destination of Macau after a series of setbacks, including last year's detention of 15 employees by Chinese authorities.
Crown Resorts should have known its focus on drawing Chinese high rollers to its casinos was a hugely risky strategy, according to a law firm seeking to launch a shareholder class action against James Packer's gaming giant.
Western Australian businesses contributed nearly $2 million to the two major political parties in the 2016 financial year, according to recently released disclosures, while trade unions gave about $1.1 million directly to the local branch of the Labor Party.
Crown Resorts has announced a new chairman and the return of billionaire James Packer to its board, just one year after he quit to focus on the casino operator's development projects.
Casinos giant Crown Resorts has dumped plans to spin-off its international assets and further reduced its stake in its Macau joint venture, Melco Crown Entertainment amid a suite of strategic changes.
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Crown Resorts plans to offload a 49 per cent stake in some of its Australian hotels and retail properties in a stock market float even if it doesn't secure approval to spin-off its international assets.
Shares in James Packer's casinos operator Crown Resorts have fallen sharply in the wake of China's detention of 18 Crown employees, as investors fear a crackdown on gambling in China.
Two Western Australian businesses and a WA venue manager have won major titles at the Australian Hotels Association national awards for excellence, announced at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast last night.
The influence of Adrian Fini's hospitality dream team was celebrated last night, with the two latest ventures by the group that founded Little Creatures Brewing among the highlights at the Australian Hotels Association's 2016 accommodation awards.
Resorts and hotels operator Crown Resorts has given the state's hospitality sector a handy fillip, launching a recruitment drive for more than 500 employees to run the luxury Crown Towers property
More than 100 of the state's business leaders will bed down at the WACA Ground tomorrow night for the 2016 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, raising awareness and funds for the homeless in Western Australia.
Close to $1 billion has been added to Crown Resorts' market value as investors speculate a demerger of the casino operator will enable billionaire James Packer to privatise part of the group.
Participants in this year's Vinnies CEO Sleepout, including the top fundraiser, Crown Resorts chief executive Barry Felstead, will be hoping for a surge in support to boost their pledges.
Gina Rinehart has lost her position as Australia's richest person due to plunging iron ore prices and a bitter court battle with her two eldest children.
Perth's tourism sector is expected to receive a boost from the Ritz-Carlton & The Towers proposal at Elizabeth Quay, with national construction contractor Probuild confirming it has been appointed to undertake the project.
Mining camp operator Sodexo has pledged to create 400 new jobs for indigenous Australians after becoming the latest company to join the federal government's employment parity initiative.
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