Australian employees of Packer's Crown Resorts detained in China

Saturday, 15 Oct 2016 07:22:16 | Peter Ryan

In recent years a government anti-corruption crackdown has affected business across the casino sector. (Reuters: Bobby Yip)

Three Australian citizens are reportedly among 18 employees of James Packer's Crown Resorts group that have been detained in China.

The three Australians are members of Crown's sales and marketing team. One of the individuals is believed to be a senior executive.

"Crown believes that a number of our employees in China are being questioned by local authorities and at this time we can provide no further details," a Crown Resorts spokesman said in a statement.

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was trying to confirm the reports with Chinese authorities.

In recent years a government anti-corruption crackdown has affected business across the casino sector.

In 2009 Stern Hu, a senior executive for mining giant Rio Tinto, was charged as part of China's corruption crackdown with taking and receiving commissions.

Mr Hu pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten years in prison after admitting to stealing commercial secrets.

The crackdown has resulted in falling revenues with Crown and other big players reporting fewer customers and adding pressure on sales staff to fill the resorts.

However it is unclear if the sales pressure is related to the Crown staff being detained.

The Crown group runs three casinos in Macau.

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Australian employees of Packer's Crown Resorts detained in China

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