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Star Casino set to be fined $100 million after damning report into its operations

The fine comes after Star Entertainment last month accepted the findings of the NSW Independent Casino Commission, which found it unsuitable to hold a licence for its Sydney casino.

ABC News · Oct 16, 2022

Star has been found unsuitable to run casinos in Queensland, but can it still run the Queen's Wharf project?

Star Entertainment is a 50 per cent backer of the casino, residential and entertainment precinct development in the heart of Brisbane, with a shadow now cast over the project.

ABC News · Oct 7, 2022

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ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

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Star found unfit to run casinos in Qld

Star has been declared unfit to hold a casino licence in Queensland after an inquiry said it failed to protect against money laundering and misled regulators.

AAP · Oct 5, 2022

Qld cabinet to consider Star Casino report

Queensland's Attorney-General has been handed the final report on Star Entertainment Group's casino operations in the state, now set for cabinet consideration.

AAP · Sep 30, 2022

Queensland's casino regulator made no prosecutions against operators in past five years, figures show

There are 14 operating casinos in Australia – with Queensland home to more than any other state or territory. A source with deep inside knowledge of the casino industry says the state's regulator has failed.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

The Star Casino asks to keep operating despite accepting damning report findings

The Star Entertainment Group accepts a report which found it was "not suitable" to hold a licence for its Sydney casino, asking to be allowed to keep its doors open under strict supervision.

ABC News · Sep 27, 2022

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Star acting chief executive Hogg resigns

The acting chief executive of Star Entertainment is leaving the embattled casino group.

AAP · Sep 26, 2022

Inquiries have found casinos facilitated money laundering and consorted with criminals — so why haven’t there been charges for executives or directors?

Australia's largest casino groups have been found "unsuitable" to hold licences due to allegations of money laundering and consorting with criminal gangs. But no individuals have faced consequences.

ABC News · Sep 25, 2022

‘Arrogant’ Star found unsuitable to hold casino licence in NSW by independent inquiry

Company given 14 days to respond, with state authorities considering revoking their Sydney casino licence

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2022

Gaming regulator receives Star report

The NSW gaming regulator has received Adam Bell's report on the suitability of The Star to hold a casino licence, but there is no word on its public release.

AAP · Sep 1, 2022

Qld govt won't expand Star casino probe

Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman says the inquiry into Star will make recommendations on reforms for casino operators in the state.

AAP · Aug 31, 2022

Star report due for NSW gaming authority

The final report from a high-profile inquiry into The Star Sydney's fitness to hold a NSW casino licence was due to be handed to the state's gaming authority.

AAP · Aug 30, 2022

Queensland inquiry into Star casino should have scrutinised gambling regulator, insiders say

Queensland's casino regulator and its actions should be scrutinised by the state's inquiry into the Star Entertainment Group, industry insiders say, as the commission prepares to release its final report.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

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AAP · Aug 29, 2022

Probe into Star's Qld operations wraps

Star Entertainment must wait until September 30 for the outcome of damning public hearings into the gambling giant's Queensland operations.

AAP · Aug 25, 2022

Star hid $55m in gambling from China bank

Star believed it had an arrangement with National Australia Bank to conceal prohibited gambling transactions involving ChinaUnion Pay cards in Queensland.

AAP · Aug 24, 2022

Star let banned high roller gamble in Qld

Star Entertainment allowed a patron banned from its Sydney casino by police to gamble at its Queensland venue even though it raised a "red flag".

AAP · Aug 22, 2022

Money laundering central to Qld Star probe

Star's anti-money laundering controls are central to a probe into the casino's Queensland operations, with interim CEO Geoff Hogg among a number of witnesses.

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2022

Queensland’s casino inquiry: what will it examine and what could happen to Star?

Public hearings are set to begin on Star’s suitability to keep its casino licences in Brisbane and the Gold Coast

AAP · Aug 22, 2022

Star associate linked to crime in Qld

Allegations of links to the notorious Chinese triad crime gang have been raised on the eve of a probe into the Star Entertainment group.

AAP · Aug 21, 2022

Star posts FY loss after Sydney casino hit

Star Entertainment's full year loss ballooned after it took a $162.5 million impairment against its Sydney casino amid ongoing regulatory troubles.

AAP · Jul 13, 2022

Public hearings set for Qld casino probe

An inquiry into the Queensland operations of Star Casinos has begun in Brisbane, with public hearings set down for late August.

AAP · Jun 28, 2022

Star distances its Qld casinos from NSW

Casino operator Star Entertainment is hoping to distance its Queensland operations from an inquiry south of the border as it responds to proposed gambling laws.

AAP · Jun 27, 2022

Star broke law with 'pseudo cage': inquiry

Public hearings have concluded at a long-running inquiry into whether The Star Sydney should hold a casino licence, with lawyers arguing the venue broke laws.

AAP · Jun 17, 2022

Culture, not 'bad apples' to blame at Star

A "delinquent" corporate culture at Star Entertainment is behind failings of management at the gambling giant, an inquiry into its Sydney casino has been told.

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