Burswood Entertainment Complex owners, Crown, has struck a new deal for the Cannery casino group in the United States, which could result in Crown owning all or part of Cannery. Crown said on Friday that it and the vendors of Cannery Casino Resorts - Millennium Gaming and an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management - had terminated the USD 1.8 billion Cannery acquisition agreement of December 2007.

The state Gaming Control Board has recommended a license for Southern Nevada’s newest resort and for an Australian multinational company to make its first imprint on the Nevada market. In separate votes, the board unanimously approved a license for the USD 700 million M Resort at Las Vegas Boulevard South and St. Rose Parkway and a license for Australian casino giant Crown Ltd.