Entain boss Dean Shannon to depart ahead of AUSTRAC remediation
Dean Shannon, chief executive of the British bookmaker behind Ladbrokes and Neds, will step down at the end of the month in an attempt to improve the business relationship with the financial crimes watchdog.
London-listed Entain faces hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for alleged breaches of Australian anti-money laundering laws between 2018 and last year.
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