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The NSW gambling and liquor regulator has extended three licences to sell alcohol at bars and restaurants in Crown Resorts’ new megacasino at Barangaroo, on Sydney harbour.

But the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority is still not willing to give Crown a licence to run the Barangaroo gaming floor.

ILGA saids Crown still has a lot of work to do to become fit to hold a licence following a scathing report, tabled in NSW parliament in February, that found it facilitated money laundering and that junket operators that brought high rollers to its Melbourne and Perth operations were linked to organised crime.

ILGA chair Philip Crawford said:


These issues are detailed and complex, and Crown is required to undertake significant change to satisfy the authority that it is on a pathway to regain suitability to hold a gaming licence.

It will take time for Crown to fully implement that change and for the authority to give it proper consideration before determining the most appropriate course of action.

The liquor licences were originally granted in December. The extended licenses will expire on 31 October.

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