Day: 24 September 2020

The Australian casino giant Crown Resorts faced criticism after its chief executive officer admitted he had been unaware of the operator’s VIP gambling activity. That made the head of the inquiry addressing the suitability of Crown Resorts to operate its Sydney casino criticize the state of the anti-money laundering systems of the Australian gambling operator and said the investigation into the company’s operations unveiled a lack of transparency. As Casino Guardian has already reported, the inquiry commenced in 2019, after some media reports claimed that some organised criminal groups laundered…

The online gambling giant888 Holdings is close to announcing the appointment of an ex-lobbyist, who used to play an important part in the Former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ascending to power, at the position of the group’s chairman. As revealed by Sky News on September 23rd, 888 Holdings was to officially name Lord Jonathan Mendelsohn, who has been working for clients in the gambling industry for years, as a non-executive director of the group in a special announcement to the London Stock Exchange. Later, the gambling giant confirmed that Lord…