“We are working cooperatively and constructively with the regulatory processes that are underway in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, and firmly believe these processes are accelerating our reform program and helping Crown emerge as a stronger and more transparent company,” McCann said. Billionaire James Packer is turning back time after quitting booze, losing nearly 30 kilograms and now catching up with ex-wife Erica, the mother of his three children. The new legislation also establishes the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission to regulate the Melbourne casino. The commission also recommended raising the maximum penalty for breaching casino legislation to A$100 million ($101 million) from just A$1 million. Limiting the ownership of casinos will prevent undue outside influence, while ensuring the independence of the casino operator’s board and senior management, the commission said in its 652-page report. Packer, 61, who had a privileged childhood, fondly recalls trips to Royal Randwick with his grandfather, who would call ahead and have the old Farmers department store stay open so his grandson could come and select a toy. While Packer currently owns 36% of Crown, he will have to reduce his stake to about 5% by September 2024 based on the commission’s recommendations. Packer, 54, had a net worth of $3.2 billion, according to the World Billionaire’s List published in April. He stepped down from the company’s board in March 2018 and resigned from the board of his family’s holding company Consolidated Press four months later. Packer is the largest shareholder of Crown, which owns casinos in Australia and London, after taking over the empire of his late father, Kerry. Billionaire James Packer has been spotted on his 200million superyacht in Italy as he revealed in a new interview he is winning his mental health battle, had lost weight and is involved in a new. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: James Packer arrives to attend the Crown Resorts annual general.
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