Williams was educated at
Xavier College,
Melbourne. He is the founder of
Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, established in 1994, located in
Melbourne,
Victoria. Crown is Australia's largest
casino and one of the largest single casinos in the world. In 1999, Williams sold the majority of his interests to
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and other entities associated with the
Packer family. With
David Gonski, Williams was the co-executor of the estate of the late
Kerry Packer. Jackson Lloyd Packer, the son and male heir of
James Packer, was given his middle name out of respect to Williams. Williams' family controlled business is called Hudson Conway, that has investments in a wide range of properties across Melbourne, now managed by his son, Nick.
Thoroughbred horse racing Williams is one of Australia's largest thoroughbred racehorse owners and owns a stable outside Melbourne. With his wife, Suzie, Williams has won Australia's most prestigious race, the
Melbourne Cup on seven occasions: •
1981 -
Just a Dash, trained by
Tommy J. Smith •
1985 -
What A Nuisance, trained by
John Meagher •
2007 -
Efficient, trained by
Graeme Rogerson •
2012 -
Green Moon, trained by
Robert Hickmott •
2016 -
Almandin, trained by Robert Hickmott •
2017 -
Rekindling, trained by
Joseph O'Brien •
2020 -
Twilight Payment, trained by Joseph O'Brien. In 2000, he and
Kerry Packer bought
Enzeli from
Aga Khan for about
£200,000 to race in the Cup. Williams also owned/part-owned: • Fawkner, winner of the 2013
Caulfield Cup. •
Mahogany, winner of eight group 1 races including the double of the
Caulfield Guineas and
Australian Guineas and the
Victoria Derby and
Australian Derby as a three-year-old, and the
Lightning Stakes in 1995 and 1997 •
Order of St George, winner of the 2015 & 2017
Irish St. Leger and 2016
Ascot Gold Cup •
Reset, winner of the 2004
Australian Guineas and
Futurity Stakes (MRC) •
Zipping, winner of the 2010
Australian Cup and
Turnbull Stakes and the
Sandown Classic four times (2010-2013). Williams was inducted into the
Australian Racing Hall of Fame in 2017.
Net worth In 2012
Forbes Asia assessed his
net worth as . Williams' net worth was assessed by the
Financial Review 2025 Rich List as
billion. ==See also==