(Corrects Dec 14 story to show figures in paragraphs five, six and seven are in A$, not US$)
Dec 14 (Reuters) - Australian casino operator Crown Resorts said on Thursday it had signed several deals to divest assets to cut debt, including selling interest in a site on the Las Vegas Boulevard for $300 million.
Crown Resorts has been retreating from a decade-long foray into Macau, the other big global gaming hub, amid a broader Chinese crackdown on corruption. In May, it quit its remaining stake in Macau-focused Melco Resorts and Entertainment, freeing up cash to pay off debts.
Last week, the casino operator was slapped with a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to inform shareholders of a marketing campaign in China that resulted in staff arrests and a slump in the share price.
The company, part-owned by billionaire businessman James Packer, said it expects gross proceeds of $264 million from the sale of the Las Vegas site to a unit of Wynn Resorts Ltd .
Separately, it said it will sell two floors at the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort to Packer for A$60 million.
Crown will also sell part of its interest in the property and operations at Ellerston, New South Wales, for A$62.5 million to Consolidated Press Holdings Pty Ltd and another entity associated with Packer’s sister.
It also confirmed talks with online betting firm CrownBet regarding the sale of a 62 percent interest, together with loans advanced by Crown, for A$150 million.
In addition, Crown said it intends to sell 4.2 million shares in casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp, valued at about $54 million. (Reporting by Christina Martin in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Aditya Soni; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Biju Dwarakanath)