Convictions may hit Crown Japan hopes
Lawrence Ho, James Packer's former business partner, says the convictions against Crown staff in China could raise issues for the casino group's Japan ambitions.
Angus Grigg writes on News specialising in Asia, World, Trade. Based in our Shanghai newsroom, Angus is a two-time Walkey Award winner with over 15 years experience as a journalist.
Lawrence Ho, James Packer's former business partner, says the convictions against Crown staff in China could raise issues for the casino group's Japan ambitions.
Among the relatives, friends and lawyers at Monday's trial of Crown Resorts staff in China, the one person missing was Jason O'Connor's wife.
There seems little future in China for James Packer as a horror eight months comes to an end.
The sentencing of Crown staff in China brings to a close a tumultuous period for the casino group and major shareholder, James Packer.
Crown Resorts head of international high-roller operations, Jason O'Connor, has been handed a ten-month jail sentence in China for gambling-related crimes. Two other Australians received nine-month terms.
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Crown Resorts has hired one of China's top commercial lawyers, Liu Haitao from King & Wood Mallesons, for the trial of its employees that st...
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