The Star faces some competition, however, from a private equity firm that wants to take over Crown (which, FYI, has also just hired a new CEO).

To make matters worse for Crown, the company suffered a $120.9 million loss in the first half of FY21.

James Packer’s EA has been forced to go out and buy a bigger stress ball for the casino mogul, after NSW’s gaming regulator confirmed the inevitable for his Barangaroo property.

After much speculation about his future at Crown, Ken Barton has finally bowed to pressure.

James Packer’s hopes of operating his prized $2.4 billion Barangaroo property as planned have seemingly been dashed.

It comes as the company revealed around 95 per cent of its employees had been stood down due to the impacts on operations from the coronavirus.

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The casino and hotel giant can rest easy knowing its soon-to-be-built Barangaroo property will have views of Sydney Harbour after the NSW government retreated from further court action.

James Packer is on the hunt for a new buyer of his Crown jewel, after a rival casino giant abruptly walked away from the discussion table.

If funky architectural feats that look like something out of a dystopic sci-fi movie are your thing, then boy do we have a story for you.

It seems Australia’s hospitality industry is looking to cozy up to the major political parties ahead of this year’s election.