Crown Perth’s restaurants will soon reopen, but its casino doors will remain closed.

WA Today reports that hospitality venues across Western Australia will reopen on Saturday, but will remain idle at the state’s biggest private employer, Crown Perth.

Some bars and restaurants will be back in the game at WA’s gaming mecca, but discussions between authorities and Crown Perth on when gaming floors reopen are ongoing.

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Several venues at Crown Perth were close to fully booked ahead of phase three restrictions hitting just in time for the battered hospitality industry on June 6, but the resort’s chief executive officer Barry Felstead said only about half of the 5500 people employed pre-pandemic would be back at work initially.

A selection of restaurants and bars including The Merrywell, Nobu, Silks, Modo Mio, TWR and Bistro Guillaume will open their doors to the public for the first time in almost two months.

“We’ve got about 2100 food and beverage staff and we’re going to bring back several hundred of them for the first phase of opening up some of our restaurants,” Mr Felstead said.

Eight of Crown’s 35 restaurants and bars will operate from this weekend as part of the resort’s phased approach back to full operation.

The state of play on the resort’s gaming floors, which employ thousands of people and are a big component of Crown’s bottom line, was less clear.

“We’re looking to kick discussions off this week,” Mr Felstead said.

“Obviously we’re pretty keen to get the main part of the property open.”

Mr Felstead said a variety of health measures were in place for restaurants and also the casino for state health officers to consider.

He didn’t rule out the possibility patrons who wanted to gamble with cards and chips on blackjack tables, for example, wearing gloves if that meant those elements of the gaming floor could reopen sooner.

The sprawling design of bars and restaurants means several could open at once and still abide by the government’s 100/300 rule.

“Our restaurants are treated as separate venues; we can potentially open 10 or 11 restaurants with 100 people in each,” Mr Felstead said.

“The restaurants are spread out and we’ve had a lot of bookings already.

“People will come in, they’ll go to the restaurant – socially distanced of course – have their meal and that’s pretty much it.

“Obviously the casino isn’t open so there’s not much else to do other than the restaurants at this point in time.”

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Accommodation options receive good interest

The top-range Crown Towers was open for bookings and several rooms were available, while the resort’s mid-range Metropol would be back online soon.

“We’ve had a very good demand for bookings without much advertising and a lot of interest in people coming to the restaurants,” Mr Felstead said.

A Crown spokesperson said staff had worked hard behind the scenes to implement measures to reduce infection when each of the resort’s restaurants reopened.

“Guests and employees will be required to comply with physical distancing measuring while on property, all in accordance with government requirements, which include venue capacity and density limits and spacing between tables,” they said.

“High frequency cleaning will be implemented across all areas of the entertainment complex with an emphasis on high-contact surfaces and frequently used areas, including cleaning all tables and chairs between each seating.”

Guests would also be asked to use hand sanitiser upon entry to restaurants and employees were required to wash their hands or use hand sanitiser at frequent intervals, with hand sanitiser stations placed across the resort.

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Another six-week lockdown

Plans to reopen Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino will be put on hold as the city is forced into its second lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews announced the measures in an aim to prevent a second wave of the COVID-19 virus. State officials decided to place Melbourne back under a strict lockdown and close state borders for at least six weeks. The move comes after Australia’s second-largest city saw a recent spike in virus cases.

191 out of the country’s 199 cases

On Tuesday, the state of Victoria recorded the highest number of cases in Australia since the beginning of the pandemic: 191 out of the country’s 199 cases. As a result, Melbourne’s second lockdown will be stricter than the first. Citizens will be confined to their homes except for when undertaking essential trips.

Crown closed its Melbourne casino on March 23. Despite reopening its Melbourne restaurants and hotels on June 5, the operator must now shut down all of its properties and delay the reopening of its casino.

In March, the Victorian government was criticized for allowing Crown’s Melbourne casino to remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Labor politician Anthony Byrne argued that open casinos created a national security concern as the virus spread across the country. Charles Livingstone, a professor at the Monsah University School of Public Health, also warned of the risk to public health. The Victorian government shut down state casinos shortly after.

Other Australian casino reopenings

Crown Resorts’ Perth-based casino, Crown Perth, reopened two weeks ago, more than three months after it suspended operations as a result of the pandemic. The venue reopened with added protocols in place for the health and safety of customers and employees – something Crown CEO Ken Barton described as the company’s “priority”. These measures included five-player maximums for poker tables and high-frequency cleaning.

SkyCity Adelaide reopened on June 29 with reduced hours

Other casinos have also reopened across Australia. Last week, the Star Entertainment Group announced the reopening of its private gaming rooms and food venues in Sydney after consultation with the New South Wales (NSW) government. Similarly, SkyCity Adelaide reopened on June 29 with reduced hours and a members-only door policy.

Crown Resorts’ ongoing court battle

Two weeks ago, the New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) resumed its public inquiry into Crown Resorts. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay of almost three months to the proceedings.

The ILGA launched the inquiry in relation to Crown’s plans for the development of a $2.4bn casino hotel and luxury apartment tower in Sydney. Among other lines of inquiry, the ILGA intended to assess whether last year’s sale of 20% of Crown to Melco Resorts breached the operator’s Sydney casino license.

the focus of the inquiry has shifted to Crown’s suitability to hold an NSW license

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Melco CEO Lawrence Ho has since distanced his company from the case after selling the last of his Crown shares in April of this year. As a result, the focus of the inquiry has shifted to Crown’s suitability to hold an NSW license. The inquiry will look into allegations of money laundering, breach of gambling laws, and links to criminal operations in Australia.