Day: 29 July 2021

WA Royal Commission Hears Evidence about Confidential Information Agreement between James Packer and John Poynton

Thu 29 Jul 2021 9.33 Olivia Cole
WA Royal Commission Hears Evidence about Confidential Information Agreement between James Packer and John Poynton

The Royal Commission that is investigating Crown Perth was told that local businessman John Poynton agreed to provide James Packer with sensitive information about Crown businesses as part of a consultancy agreement worth AU$50,000. The consultancy contract was agreed on between Consolidated Press Holdings and Mulloway Ptw in May 2018, around the time when Mr Packer was replaced by Mr Poynton on his position in the Crown Resorts board. As revealed by Patricia Cahill, an assisting counsel to the Royal Commission, Poyton was supposed to provide confidential information regarding the…

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DCSM Starts an Inquiry to Evaluate Ongoing Competition Process for the National Lottery Operating Licence

Thu 29 Jul 2021 5.41 Daniel Williams
DCSM Starts an Inquiry to Evaluate Ongoing Competition Process for the National Lottery Operating Licence

The Department of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) has started an inquiry aimed at examining and evaluating the way it manages the competition process for the operating licence of the UK National Lottery. The “Fourth National Lottery Competition” was officially given a start on August 28th, 2020 despite the country’s gambling sector has been facing some difficulties because of the coronavirus pandemic and the closures associated with it. The process is being monitored by the UK gambling regulatory body and its advisory panel. The competition process for the National Lottery’s…

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