/ 07 October 2022

Déjà vu all over again for Star

Image source: AAP
Image source: AAP

Queensland’s Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman said the Star Entertainment Group is unfit to hold a licence for its Gold Coast and Brisbane venues. Less than a month after NSW’s gaming regulator handed down the same finding for Star’s Sydney casino, an independent review into the company’s activities in the Sunshine State highlighted “major failings”. That included a “serious dereliction” of its anti-money laundering responsibilities, misleading the regulator, and overseeing a poor corporate culture. Twelve recommendations have been accepted by the government. Star has been given 21 days to explain why it should stay open in the state or risk having its casino licenses binned. All that puts the fate of Star’s $3.6 billion casino development in Brissie on the line – it’s due to open next year.

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