PhotoSYDNEY, Australia — The authorities in China have detained 18 employees from an Australian company, Crown Resorts, including the vice president of its V.I.P. Crown is one of Australia’s largest gambling companies, and its casino in Melbourne is the biggest in the country. Crown said it was working with the Australian government to urgently make contact with its employees and ascertain their welfare. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Crown employees were arrested in raids that appeared to be linked to measures to restrict the promotion of gambling in China. The company, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and based in Melbourne, is partly owned by an Australian billionaire, James Packer.

Source: International New York Times October 17, 2016 01:49 UTC