D-Day for sparring Sydney casino bids

THE winner of Sydney's casino wars will be known at 1pm AEST today, when NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell is due to front a press conference to declare which rival $1 billion-plus development from James Packer's Crown or Echo Entertainment will be recommended to proceed to the next stage of approvals. Crown has firmed in recent days as the likely winner after Future Fund chairman David Murray, who is leading an independent panel that this morning delivers its recommendation to the government on the best proposal, suggested that a compromise plan put forward by Echo whereby both developments could proceed was too complex. Login to read the rest of this article Login using your social network...