<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/crown-casino" rel="" target="" title="Crown Resorts"><span>Crown Resorts</span></a><span> has announced hundreds of employees are facing the axe as the casino giant continues to grapple with the aftermath of serious licence breaches and rising cost-of-living pressures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 200 full-time staffers from Crown's Melbourne gaming team will be let go, with voluntary redundancies offered first, Crown Resort announced today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Crown is reviewing its operations to respond to challenging economic conditions and ongoing regulatory commitments, while continuing to deliver world-class entertainment experiences for our guests," a Crown spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-vladimir-putin-russia-benefits-donald-trump-sanctions-relief/ce1eafa6-3835-4a9c-9301-d085a9e1a564" target="_blank"><strong><span>Three weeks in, there's one big winner from the war in Iran: Vladimir Putin</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Impacting roles is never a decision taken lightly, but these proposed changes are necessary to support Crown Melbourne's long-term sustainability."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The job cuts follow several licence breaches which sparked regulatory restrictions and hefty fines for the casino, which is owned by US financial giant Blackstone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2023 Crown Resorts agreed to pay a $450 million fine over breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/crown-melbourne-cuts-200-jobs-amid-challenging-economic-conditions/d56b2fc3-623f-46f4-a5a9-891704ee4843" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2024 the Sydney and Melbourne businesses were given the green light to operate casino licences years after shock money laundering admissions led to restrictions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-shortage-regional-australia-farmer-urges-victorians-to-stop-driving-to-work/f247462b-544b-431b-96cc-4e2076173ef1" target="_blank"><strong><span>Victorian farmer urges commuters to take public transport instead of driving as regional bowsers run dry</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The strict regulatory obligations, combined with cost-of-living pressures and above industry average salary costs impacted Crown's discretionary spending, it said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Crown Melbourne will remain Victoria's largest single-site private employer despite the job cuts, boasting than 13,500 team members.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The casino slashed 1000 jobs across its Sydney, Perth and Melbourne workforces in 2024 as 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