{"id":44565,"date":"2021-02-15T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=44565"},"modified":"2021-02-15T08:00:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:00:54","slug":"crown-resorts-boss-leaves-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/crown-resorts-boss-leaves-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown Resorts Boss Leaves Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23946\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23946\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23946\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-250x140.jpg 250w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-405x228.jpg 405w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-638x359.jpg 638w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-619x348.jpg 619w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Barangaroo.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crown Resorts Barangaroo cannot open their casino<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingpost.com\/calls-for-crown-resorts-chief-to-step-down\/\">Crown Resorts<\/a> were found not suitable to hold a gaming license for their new resort in Sydney, their CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingpost.com\/calls-for-crown-resorts-chief-to-step-down\/\">Ken Barton<\/a> has stepped down from his role with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Over the last ten days calls from all sides involved in the inquiry that concluded Crown Resorts were unable or were complicit in major breaches in its governance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingpost.com\/crown-resorts-found-not-suitable-for-sydney-casino-license\/\">inquiry<\/a> by the New South Wales (NSW) Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority chaired by Former NSW Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin. It was found that Crown was involved in &#8220;facilitating money laundering&#8221; and working with organised crime towards their VIP players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The announcement of the departure of Ken Barton is seen by some as necessary for the company to move forward as Barton was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/igamingpost.com\/crown-resorts-found-not-suitable-for-sydney-casino-license\/\">responsible<\/a> for the failings of the company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Helen Coonan, Crown Resorts Chair will now head up the search for a new CEO, to hopefully find a person able to lead the company out of what has been a disastrous period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Crown Resorts were found not suitable to hold a gaming license for their new resort in Sydney, their CEO Ken Barton has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. 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