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Crown Casino opened in 1994 at the World Trade Centre on the north bank of the Yarra River. This location was a temporary, and training, setup while construction of the proper complex occurred. The Casino complex opened in its proper planned location at Southbank in 1997. For full details of the Crown Melbourne COVIDSafe Plan, please click here. Crown Towers, Crown Metropol and Crown Spa are now open. For further information on venue re-openings click here. Our casino has received approval to extend operations from 9 December 2020 with a range of restrictions. For further information please click here.

Casino giant Crown is set to be hit by worker strikes during the busy Spring Racing Carnival, as staff plan to down tools from Friday. Workers from the Melbourne venue's bars, restaurants and gaming rooms will be among those to walk out, the United Workers Union confirmed on Monday. They are fighting for better pay and job security and Friday's strike will be the first such action in 16 years. But Crown said they are still working towards a deal with workers Workers have 'overwhelmingly voted' for strike action which will involve 24-hour walkouts and a ban on serving alcohol, the union said. One casino dealer said the action comes after months of trying to get a better deal from Crown. 'If you come to Crown this Friday night, what you'll see is workers standing up for themselves,' worker Josephine Annink said. 'We won't back down until we win secure hours and fair pay for all workers.' A spokeswoman for Crown said the company is currently 'bargaining' with the union for a new agreement. 'The parties are constructively working towards finalising our new agreement,' she added. Tim Kennedy, national secretary at the union said employees deserve a 'fair share of the company's success'. 'Instead they're living week to week, struggling to pay the bills, and having to take on second jobs just to get by. It's time for this to stop,' he said. The union has vowed that strike action will continue throughout the racing season 'until they win justice'. Australian Associated Press

Earlier this week, Sydney’s The Star and Melbourne’s Crown casinos announced new social distancing measures following the government’s ban on gatherings of more than 500 people.

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Yesterday, the ban was yesterday revised to 100 people, yet as of today, the casinos remain open. In an uncomfortable echoing of their lockout law exemption of the last few years, it begs the question, why are the casinos still open?

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Despite the government announcing a ban on all non-essential gatherings over 100 people, the casinos are currently remaining open.

The social distancing measures introduced by the casinos earlier this week include one in two pokie machines being turned off so that gamblers are unable to sit next to each other, as well as a reduction of players in table games. These allow compliance with the government’s call for citizens to remain 1.5 metres away from each other.

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  • Good Friday kicks off the Australian Easter celebrations and will next be observed on Friday the 09th of April 2021. Good Friday is a public holiday which is observed with almost all shops and stores closing and people spending the day at home with family and friends or attending a church service.

Following yesterday’s ban on 100 person gatherings in Australia, Inside Asian Gaming reported that Star Entertainment Group would be closing its three casinos in Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast for four hours every morning for deep cleaning starting from today. In addition, the Star Poker room has cancelled its weekly tournament.

Yet, whilst other casinos around the world have closed, The Star and Crown so far remain open. Yesterday, Nevada – the state which is home to America’s gambling capital, Las Vegas – announced a month-long pause on gambling. This includes the closure of all casinos, bars, and even pokies machines in convenience stores, as well as movie theatres and gyms, allowing restaurants to only serve takeaway or delivery.

Interestingly, a public hearing for an inquiry into probity and licensing issues involving the Crown Resorts owned by James Packer has been delayed. The hearing was due to commence on Wednesday and has been postponed indefinitely due to concerns around the virus.

Taking to Instagram yesterday, local satirical news site, Betoota Advocate posted a headline which read, “Crown Casino to be classified as a provider of essential services” – referencing the term used to apply to a class of vital businesses or services – such as healthcare and supermarkets – which are exempt from restrictions.

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One user jokingly commented on Betoota’s post: “It’s a matter of consistency! Surely?” Whilst another commented: “When satire is truth, do you laugh or cry. Keep on laughing”.

The exemption of casinos remains a controversial topic in New South Wales after the Star Casino was excluded from the 2014 lockout laws, which were established in an attempt to curb late-night violence.

The laws went on to wreak havoc on Sydney’s nightlife, closing down many businesses and venues and bringing in 500,000 fewer visitors to the city each year. To top it off, a report by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research actually found that the rate of violence increased in the casino after the introduction of the lockout laws everywhere else.

Earlier today, ABC’s Victorian state politics correspondent Richard Willingham reported that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has given Crown an exemption:

Crown can continue to run their gaming rooms with every second poker machine turned off. It is has an exemption and is a “unique” space in Victoria @DanielAndrewsMP says.@abcmelbourne@LaTrioli

— Richard Willingham (@rwillingham) March 18, 2020

Predictably, people have responded with disbelief.

What? The virus won’t go to Crown Casino either? Sensible virus. #auspoI#MSM

— 💧Denise Allen 🐨🐨🐨🐝🐝 (@denniallen) March 19, 2020

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16,000 people and climbing don’t seem to share the premier’s casual attitude. #CloseCrownCasinohttps://t.co/YOC4lqu0hx

— Nic Holas (@nicheholas) March 18, 2020

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There is now a petition to close the Crown Casino during the pandemic, head here to check it out.

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