Page 27 - Ken Barton News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Elsewhere, Al Jazeera reports that head of the UK genetic surveillance programme Sharon Peacock has warned that the B.1.1.7 variant — which was first recorded in Kent in September — is likely to “sweep the world” and become the most dominant global strain of the virus. PS: In arts news, the Adelaide Fringe festival has been left scrambling ahead of its February 19 start date, The Guardian reports, after South Australia shut its border to Melbourne residents. Thanks for signing up We look forward to seeing you bright and early with your need-to-know talking points and tidbits for ...

The rule has always been 'what the Packers want, the Packers get'. The NSW Crown casino inquiry may have changed that.

(AGENPARL) – MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA), mer 10 febbraio 2021 After months of hearings, characterised by spectacular admissions including threats of violence, the report of the Bergin Inquiry into the probity of Crown Sydney Gaming, a subsidiary of Crown Resorts Limited, has been tabled in the NSW parliament. Crown Resorts runs the Crown casinos in Melbourne and Perth. The inquiry found that Crown Sydney Gaming was “not a suitable person” to operate the Sydney casino. It also found the parent, Crown Resorts Limited, was “not suitable to be a close associate of the licensee”. The serious...

Packer’s Casino Dream Dashed as Crown Seen Unfit for License Bloomberg 2/10/2021 Angus Whitley (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire James Packer’s dream of opening a landmark casino in his home city of Sydney hangs in the balance after a damning report into money laundering and organized crime links found Crown Resorts Ltd. isn’t fit to hold a gaming license. The company’s stock fell. In an excoriating report released Tuesday, retired judge Patricia Bergin recommended that Packer, Crown’s largest shareholder with a 36% stake, be subject to a 10% ownership cap that requires s...

Two Crown Resorts Ltd directors with links to major shareholder James Packer resigned on Wednesday, the first heads to roll after the Australian casino operator was deemed unfit to hold a gambling licence for its new Sydney casino.