March 5 (Reuters) - Crown Resorts Ltd CWN.AX :
* REFERS TO TRIAL CONDUCTED BY CROWN MELBOURNE INVOLVINGUSE OFBLANKING BUTTONS ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC GAMINGMACHINES
* ADVISED THAT MAJOR SHAREHOLDER CPH EXPECTS TO SELL SOMECROWNSHARES, WITH VIEW TO RETAIN ABOUT 47% RELEVANT INTEREST IN CROWNSHARES
* COMMISSION'S VIEW IS TRIAL INVOLVED VARYING GAMINGMACHINE TYPE& CERTAIN GAMES IN A MANNER THAT REQUIRED COMMISSION'S PRIORAPPROVAL
* CROWN MELBOURNE'S POSITION IS THAT TRIAL DID NOT REQUIREPRIORAPPROVAL, THEREFORE THERE HAS BEEN NO CONTRAVENTION OF GRA
* VICTORIAN COMMISSION FOR GAMBLING AND LIQUOR REGULATION INFORMED CROWN MELBOURNE THAT TRIAL MAY HAVE BREACHED GAMBLINGREGULATION ACT