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Crown CEO Ken Barton Quits After Scathing Casino Report

  • Chair Helen Coonan to lead Crown as executive chairman
  • Barton clung onto his job for almost a week after the report
The Crown Resorts Barangaroo South luxury hotel resort and One Barangaroo Crown residences development in Sydney, on Feb. 10.Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
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Crown Resorts Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Ken Barton stepped down, bowing to days of pressure after a scathing regulatory report found the Australian casino operator facilitated money laundering and wasn’t fit to hold a license in Sydney.

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