Australian crown shares collapse after Wynn leaves takeover talks



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FILE PHOTO: Exterior view of the Wynn Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, February 7, 2018. REUTERS / Steve Marcus

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Shares of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd fell on Wednesday after US casino giant Wynn Resorts Ltd abruptly ended negotiations for a takeover.

Wynn, the second-largest casino operator in the world, has offered a $ 10 billion (£ 5.5 billion) Crown buyback, Crown said on Tuesday, but dropped the deal after news was released. .

Crown shares fell 10% to 12.50 Australian dollars at the opening of trade, while the expanded market opened down 0.1%.

Report by Tom Westbrook and Paulina Duran; Edited by Michael Perry

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