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One of Australia’s biggest casino operators is in trouble. Will Queensland come to Star’s rescue?

Days after opening the $3.6bn Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane, Star Entertainment is seeking government help to stay afloat

The Guardian - AU

Star not fit for Sydney casino licence: inquiry told

The Star is not ready to hold a licence for its Sydney casino, even with conditions attached, a second probe into its suitability has heard.

AAP

Licence suspension delay for Queensland casinos

Two Queensland casinos will have their licence suspensions delayed again as the state waits on a NSW inquiry's findings.

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Star makes final appeal to retain casino license

Mistakes by Star's leadership are unlikely to be repeated, an inquiry has heard, as the company made its closing pitch to keep its Sydney casino licence.

AAP

Star's ex-chief shown door after preparations for 'war'

Messages discussing going to "war" with the regulator may create challenges despite one of the leaders who sent them being terminated, a Star director says.

AAP

Checks for dodgy cash, terror funds automated at Star

Star Casino's chief risk officer has disputed descriptions of an automated process designed to combat money laundering and terrorism financing as a workaround.

AAP

Casino bosses resigned over disillusionment with chief

Former executives at a Sydney casino have accused their ex-boss of fostering exclusion and secrecy at the beleaguered company, which led to them leaving.

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Financial fakery, toxic culture raised at Star inquiry

The latest damning allegations against The Star include claims the board sought to fight an inquiry and an executive urged the manipulation of company finances.

AAP

Casino bosses spied and mulled 'war' against regulator

Star bosses privately discussed getting rid of their casino manager despite publicly declaring they were working cooperatively to regain the casino's licence.

AAP

‘How many chances do they get?’: second review into Star’s Sydney casino may lead to its licence being revoked

While analysts are asking why the licence was not cancelled after the first inquiry in 2022, thousands of jobs are at stake

The Guardian - AU

Roll of the dice for Star Casino as it fronts new probe

Star Casino was fined $100 million and had its licence suspended after an inquiry and it will face another after the watchdog was unsatisfied by its progress.

AAP

Gambling regulators stirred from slumber after Crown and Star revelations, yet further action is needed

NSW pubs and clubs remain out of control, despite damning investigative reporting and inquiries into casinos forcing a changing of the guard.

Crikey

Report 'difficult reading' for Star chair

The interim chairman of the casino operator, found unsuitable to hold a licence in NSW, says it needs to fundamentally transform its culture.

AAP

Qld inquiry mulls 'shock' Star NSW report

Queensland's attorney-general says an inquiry in Star will examine an "extremely serious and shocking" report on the casino operator released in NSW.

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New test for corporate accountability as Star found ‘unsuitable’ to hold casino licence

Will the NSW casino commission kill off Star’s licence? Anything less will suggest big companies can simply evade consequences for misconduct.

AAP

The Star report to go public this month

The final report from a review into The Star Sydney's fitness to hold a casino licence will be released this month.

The Guardian - AU

Casino regulator launches investigation into Crown Resorts for providing credit to gamble

Royal commission found bank and blank cheques had been exchanged for chips at Crown in Melbourne in breach of restrictions

AAP

'Mad scramble' as NAB probed Star accounts

Closing submissions at an inquiry into Sydney's Star casino have scrutinised what senior staff knew about a controversial junket and a casino subsidiary.

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Star Entertainment Group not suitable to run Sydney casino, inquiry told

An inquiry into Star Entertainment Group's suitability to run its Sydney casino hears of "unethical behaviour" within the legal team, a VIP team that was "not properly supervised" and "very serious failures" in risk management frameworks.

Crikey

Transparency works — and it should go much further

The chairman of Star Casino wanted the Bell inquiry into the casino held behind closed doors. Now we know why.

ABC News

Senior managers at The Star knew of prohibited cash transactions, inquiry hears

The inquiry looking at the future of Sydney's Star casino heard it was widely known at senior levels that cash transactions were occurring in a junket room where it was prohibited due to risks of money laundering.

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