Crown chief executive Ken Barton under pressure to quit as casino cleanout accelerates; chairman Helen Coonan unreservedly apologises for shortcomings

Pressure is growing for Crown Resorts chief executive Ken Barton to resign after the chairman of the New South Wales casino regulator said he needed to go. 

Crown's chairman Helen Coonan has unreservedly apolgised the the casino giant's shortcomings agreeing there's a urgency for root and branch change. 

NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority chairman Philip Crawford agrees Mr Barton and director Andrew Demetriou "need to go".

Here's my report from The World Today