Three Australians are among a string of Crown Resorts' employees to face a Chinese court after being charged with illegal promotion of gambling on the Chinese mainland.
The cases of 17 current and two former employees, who were taken into custody by Chinese authorities in October, will be heard in a closed courtroom trial at Shanghai's Baoshan District Court, on Monday.
Three employees are currently out on bail while the rest remain in detention.
Among the detained are three Australian citizens including senior Crown executive Jason O'Connor, a Malaysian and a number of Chinese nationals.
A Crown media spokeswoman said the company would not be making any comment on Monday, but may release a statement later in the week.
Since the detentions, Crown has scaled back its Chinese ambitions, selling down its stake in the Macau-based joint venture Melco Crown, before offloading its final stake in Melco Resorts & Entertainment for $987 million.
Crown Resorts shares fell to a year-low of $9.71 following the detentions in October, but were trading at $12.65 up 0.79 per cent at Friday's close.
