The former head of Crown’s international high-roller business claimed its management and board expected high returns from his team
A senior Crown Resorts executive told a colleague it would be difficult to convince their bosses to "temper their expectations" of profits from China despite a government crackdown, before he was arrested and jailed for illegally promoting gambling in the country.
The inquiry heard that, after the Chinese government announced a crackdown on foreign casinos promoting gambling on mainland soil, another VIP executive Howard Aldridge wrote to Mr O’Connor in February 2015 asking if they should be concerned about their China-based staff. "I thought at the time there was something of a disconnect between the business volumes and profits our business unit was able to deliver relevant to what was expected," he told the inquiry.
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