19 employees were arrested last year
Crown: All our staff held in China was released
2017-08-15
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After Jason O’Connor -the executive vice president of Crown division VIP International- walk away from Chinese jail this weekend, the company said all employees who were detained as part of a gambling crackdown last year are reunited with their families.
“Crown is pleased that all of our employees have now been released and reunited with their families and loved ones,” executive chairman John Alexander said.
Jason O’Connor, the executive vice president of Crown division VIP International in charge of luring rich Chinese to Australia, had been given a 10-month jail term and a two million yuan (USD 292,000) fine.
The two other Australians, Pan Dan and Jerry Xuan, were given nine-month sentences and 400,000 yuan (USD 58,000) and 200,000 yuan (USD 29,000) fines, respectively. The executives were accused of breaching local anti-corruption laws by organising banned gambling activities overseas for wealthy Chinese.
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