Bolton Avenue and Great Eastern Highway,6100Perth

NSW's gaming regulator bans Crown Resorts from opening its $2.2 billion Barangaroo casino next month, after the company admitted money laundering had likely occurred through some of its VIP accounts. After Tegoni left Crown, Joshua Preston, the general counsel at the Perth casino, was appointed chief compliance officer in Melbourne on top of holding that role in Perth.

• There's not a lot to do in Perth at night as it is a small city but the Crown plaza and casino is a great way to spend a night. Date of experience: February 2016 Ask MuscleDog about Crown Perth.
• It came after an 11-month inquiry into the company's casinos in Perth and Melbourne. Late Tuesday night, Crown admitted to the ILGA inquiry for the first time that money-laundering was 'likely.

Situated on the banks of the Swan River overlooking the Perth city skyline, Crown Metropol Perth offers modern and stylish accommodation within a 15 minutes’ drive from Perth’s International and Domestic Airports. Perth city centre is a 5-minute drive away.

Each spacious guest room features natural light, high-tech entertainment facilities, plush furnishings, a large executive desk area and large private bathrooms.

Guests have access to the resort-style pool area, 24-hour casino and a theatre. The selection of world-class restaurants and bars includes Neil Perry’s Rockpool Bar and Grill.

There is a fully equipped fitness centre. The pool area is surrounded by sun loungers and is home to the al fresco Poolside Bar and Grill

Rooms: 9

Facilities of Crown Metropol Perth

Activities

• Billiards

Food & Drink

• Restaurant
• Room service

• Bar

Pool and wellness

• Fitness centre
• Indoor pool

• Outdoor pool

• Outdoor pool (all year)
• Swimming Pool

Reception services

• 24-hour front desk
• Newspapers
• Tour desk

• Luggage storage
• ATM/cash machine on site

• Concierge service

Entertainment and family services

• Babysitting/child services
• Casino

• Nightclub/DJ

Cleaning services

• Laundry
• Dry cleaning

• Ironing service

Business facilities

• Meeting/banquet facilities
• Business centre

• Fax/photocopying

Shops

• Barber/beauty shop
• Gift shop

• Shops (on site)

Miscellaneous

• Non-smoking rooms
• Facilities for disabled guests
• VIP room facilities

• Lift
• Heating

• Air conditioning

Safety & security

• Safety deposit box

Safety features

• Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
• Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed

• Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas

• First aid kit available
• Access to health care professionals

Physical distancing

• Cashless payment available

• Physical distancing rules followed

Cleanliness & disinfecting

• Use of cleaning chemicals that are effective against Coronavirus
• Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines

• Guest accommodation is disinfected between stays

• Property is cleaned by professional cleaning companies
• Guests have the option to cancel any cleaning services for their accommodation during their stay

Food & drink safety

• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Food can be delivered to guest accommodation

• All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized

• Delivered food is securely covered

Internet

WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.

Parking

Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and costs AUD 50 per day.

Policies of Crown Metropol Perth

These are general hotel policies for Crown Metropol Perth. As they may vary per room type; please also check the room conditions.

Check-in

From 15:00 hours

Check-out

Until 11:00 hours

Cancellation / Prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to property type.

Children and extra beds

Free!Up to three children under 18 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

The maximum number of total guests in a room is 4.

There is no capacity for cots in the room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Accepted credit cards

• Mastercard
• Visa
• UnionPay credit card
• Eftpos
• Diners Club
• American Express

The property reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.

Important information

Please note that there is a 1.2% charge when you pay with a credit card.
Hotel registration and check in is available only to guests who are not prohibited from entering the hotel, are 18 years of age or over, and are recorded on the reservation at the time of booking.
You must show a valid photo ID upon check in. This will be recorded by the property.
For guests paying with cash, EFTPOS or debit card, upon check-in a payment for accommodation is required in full (if not prepaid in advance).
Purchases made throughout the stay must be paid for when ordered.
Please note that cash refunds will be returned to the guest who supplied the photo ID upon check in. Card refunds may take between 3-10 working days to process and pre-authorisation releases take up to 31 days to process.
Please note that requests for early check-in is subject to availability and will not be guaranteed, unless the room is reserved for the night prior to arrival, which will incur an additional night's charge.
Requests for late departures are subject to availability on check-out, however can be guaranteed if booked prior to arrival. For further information, please contact the property in advance, using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.
Please note that room preferences including smoking or non-smoking, floor level or view cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability.
Please note that smoking in a non-smoking room will result in a cleaning fee being charged.
All guests must sign the property's Terms of Stay.

Monday 6 March 2017

Crown Confidential: Packer's Losing Hand

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James Packer and his Crown gambling and entertainment empire have bet big, for more than a decade on China, and its VIP gamblers. These high rollers have fuelled Crown's booming businesses in Asia and Australia.

'Ladies and Gentlemen, I have made many, many mistakes in my life, but investing in China is not one of them.'James Packer, March 14, 2013

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But one night in October last year, all that was turned on its head.

'They said it felt like they were suspects of a murder investigation or a drug bust. That was just how sudden and forceful the raids were.'Reporter

Fifteen Crown employees and a number of associates were swept into custody in a carefully co-ordinated series of raids across four cities in China.

'If you are referring to the Australian nationals who were detained by Chinese authorities a few days ago on suspicion of gambling activities... gambling is illegal in China.'China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson

Crown's operations had run headlong into China's biggest ever corruption crackdown, leaving its business model in disarray.

'This was a shot across the bows by the Chinese Government... of Crown, but it was a general warning to everybody else who was thinking about sending people to China to recruit Chinese high rollers to gamble in their casinos.'Former Hong Kong Prosecutor

On Monday night Four Corners investigates what went wrong for Crown in China.

Reporter Marian Wilkinson pieces together the key characters and events in the lead up to the arrests.

'There was a certain arrogance... they wouldn't touch us because we are, frankly speaking, we are white guys.'Casino Consultant

And explores what this means for Crown's casino business here in Australia, especially the multi-billion dollar Barangaroo project in Sydney, as the bottom falls out of their Chinese high roller market.

'If you've been going to Crown and you are phoned up by the local police and questioned on your movements and your past history of travel to Australia, you would be close to borderline suicidal if you were to make another trip to Australia. It's like putting big 'X' across your forehead.'Casino Consultant

Crown Confidential, reported by Marian Wilkinson and presented by Sarah Ferguson, goes to air on Monday 6th March at 8.30pm EDT. It is replayed on Tuesday 7th March at 10.00am and Wednesday 8th at 11pm. It can also be seen on ABC News 24 on Saturday at 8.00pm AEST, ABC iview and at abc.net.au/4corners.

Background Information

PAPERS AND REPORTS

Rescuing Autocracy from Itself: China's Anti-Corruption Campaign University of California, Berkeley 7 Sep 2016 - Study on the corruption crackdown by Chinese President Xi Jinping, by Xi Lu and Peter Lorentzen. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2835841

Triad Organized Crime in Macau Casinos: Extra-Legal Governance and Entrepreneurship British Journal of Criminology 8 Feb 2016 - The Chinese criminal underworld is evolving along two paths: structural and territorial-based triads and criminal groups formed by entrepreneurs. The present study used triad involvement in casino VIP rooms to examine how these two paths cross after China resumed sovereignty of Macau in 1999. Read the study, by Dr Sharon Kwok and Professor Lo of Hong Kong City University. https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjc/azw014/2623919/Triad-Organized-Crime-in-Macau-Casinos-Extra-Legal

RELATED NEWS COVERAGE

Life inside a Shanghai detention centre: Former detainee offers insight to Crown staff - by Four Corners ABC News 6 Mar 2017 - Peter Humphrey is a British national who was arrested and held in a Shanghai detention centre in 2013. He spoke to Four Corners about his traumatic experience during his two years behind bars. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-06/former-shanghai-detention-centre-detainee-gives-advice-crown/8328054

Crown's local casino licences under scrutiny if China hands down conviction, former regulator boss warns, by Four Corners ABC News 6 Mar 2017 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-06/crown-resorts-local-operations-under-scrutiny-four-corners/8326428

Crown assembles legal war room in act of 'a--- covering' The Age 26 Nov 2016 - http://www.theage.com.au/business/crown-assembles-legal-war-room-in-act-of-a-covering-20161124-gswpdv.html

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Crown staff 'formally arrested', face months behind bars SMH 21 Nov 2016 - http://www.smh.com.au/business/crown-resorts-employees-formally-arrested-face-months-behind-bars-20161120-gstlh1.html

Crown's Chinese middleman to VIP high-rollers among those arrested in raids by Philip Wen SMH 7 Nov 2016 - http://www.smh.com.au/business/crowns-chinese-middleman-to-vip-highrollers-among-those-arrested-in-raids-20161103-gsh1aj.html

Four Australians being helped in China, Julie Bishop says SMH 30 Oct 2016 - http://www.smh.com.au/business/crown-arrests-julie-bishop-says-four-australians-receiving-assistance-in-china-20161030-gse0p9.html

Meet 'Mr Chinatown' of Toorak, Crown's biggest whale catcher SMH 29 Oct 2016 - http://www.smh.com.au/business/meet-mr-chinatown-of-toorak-crown-casinos-biggest-whale-catcher-20161027-gscj6d.html

Macau junkets are finally on a roll, but will it last? South China Morning Post 24 Oct 2016 - http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/business/article/2039082/macau-junkets-are-finally-roll-will-it-last

Crown Casino arrests: Jail fears for staff detained in China for alleged gambling crimes ABC News 17 Oct 2016 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-17/crown-casino-resorts-staff-in-china-jail-fears/7937608

ANALYSIS James Packer's Crown casino plans for Barangaroo threatened by China arrests, by Ian Verrender ABC News 17 Oct 2016 - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-17/james-packer-crown-barangaroo-plans-threatened/7938136

Three Australians among 18 Crown Resorts staff held in mainland South China Morning Post 16 Oct 2016 - http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2028434/three-australians-among-18-crown-resorts-staff-held-mainland

Here's how the real high-rolling VIPs gamble Business Insider 16 Sep 2015 - http://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-high-rollers-vips-gamble-casinsos-2015-9

British Investigator Hired by Glaxo Is Freed From China Prison NYT 9 Jun 2015 - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/business/international/british-investigator-peter-humphrey-is-released-from-chinese-prison.html

WATCH RELATED 4 CORNERS

High Rollers - High Risk? 15th September 2014 - Linton Besser investigates the drive to entice foreign gamblers to Australia and the implications of that strategy. Watch Online

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Will the Son Also Rise 12 Oct 2009 - The story of James Packer, his attempt to create a global gaming empire and the business gambles that cost him billions. Watch Online