This week's appointments include Darren Forster, Addy Wetzler, Bojan Bogunovic, Darren Hedley, Michael Schaper, Denise Sweeney and Jessica Shaw, Martin Aldridge and Ron Yuryevich.
Paul Papalia says he's confident steps taken by Crown Perth to address money laundering concerns have been adequate, and revealed no further penalties would be imposed.
Independent Gaming and Wagering Commission chair Michael Schaper will leave the role just one year into a three-year term, the state government has revealed.
Regulation of Crown's Perth operations will be overhauled in line with the Royal Commission's suggestions, but the government has declined to act on several of the inquiry's proposed reforms.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Chrissie Maus, Vlad Mrdak, Fiona Seaward, John Ivulich, Patrick Creaghan, John Ivulich, John Finlay-Jones, Rebekah Puls, Cameron Belyea, Nick Cooper, Doug Warden, Marie Van Blommestein, Reagan Manns, Rhys Edwards, Michael Schaper and Lanie Chopping.
Western Australian Gaming and Wagering Commission has appointed Michael Schaper as its new chair, announced by Racing and Gaming Minister Reece Whitby this morning.
US private equity giant Blackstone Group is set to proceed with its takeover of Crown Resorts after gaining the final key approval from the WA government, which shied away from a major overhaul of the casino's governance.
UPDATED: WA's casino watchdog has completed its probity review of Crown Resorts' bidder Blackstone Group and handed the results to the minister for a final decision.
Blackstone's $8.9 billion proposal to buy Crown Resorts has won over shareholders, but the deal still hinges on gaming regulatory approval from Victoria, NSW and Western Australia.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Colin Murphy, Michael Schaper, Steven Dobson, Ting Xu, Chris Hood, Julie Quinlivan, Peter Coleman and Fiona Marshall Staines.
ANALYSIS: The royal commission had very few surprises, other than its failure to draw clear conclusions on some of the key issues or the top people who ran the casino.
A former member of the state's Gaming and Wagering Commission has conceded the regulator should have done more to interrogate policy changes regarding junket operators.
The efficacy of the state's gambling regulator may have been hampered by a lack of training and a narrow appreciation of its duties, powers and function, the Perth Casino Royal Commission has found.
Former Crown Resorts director John Poynton today fended off accusations in the Perth Casino Royal Commission that he was attempting to avoid responsibility for problems in the group's operations.
Crown Resorts has accepted its failings and is working earnestly to address its deficiencies, according to the embattled casino giant's lawyer Kanaga Dharmananda.
The ex-officio chair of the state's Gaming and Wagering Commission has conceded he may have “erred” in believing the state's chief casino officer's relationships with Crown staff didn't present a conflict of interest.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission has heard suggestions Western Australia lacks a coherent policy on the gaming sector and that regulators lacked training and expertise.
The Perth Casino Royal Commission chair has urged the parties involved to be respectful, courteous and to act with integrity as the commission held its second hearing today.
The state will launch a royal commission to determine whether Crown Perth should keep its casino licence following allegations of money laundering at Crown Resorts.
Crown Resorts is at risk of losing its WA casino licence after the state government agreed last night to establish an inquiry with the powers of a royal commission.
The fallout from last week's NSW report into Crown Resorts has spread, with WA's chief casino officer stepping aside from the role and the company's chief executive resigning.
The state government has called an urgent meeting to consider the findings of a damning report in which Crown Resorts is accused of facilitating money laundering at its casinos.
Australia's anti-money laundering agency has launched a formal investigation into Crown Resorts, which also revealed top executive Barry Felstead has been made redundant.
