A leaked probity report into Star Entertainment’s new casino will stay secret after the company’s partner took legal action to prevent it being published.
The Minns government has rightly rejected the beleaguered Star Entertainment Group’s appeal to the public purse for rescue funds.
The Queensland government is considering a potential tax reprieve for The Star while the NSW government has ruled out any further concessions.
The casino operator’s new boss needs to manage all players – lenders,investors,regulators and government – to convince them that if he throws in his cards,they all lose.
The embattled group has again been found to be unsuitable to hold a licence and it also faces a class action by investors over its plummeting share price.
The NSW casino regulator says it needs more time to decide what to do about the struggling gaming giant after receiving a damning report into The Star’s culture.
Punters at Star Sydney and Crown Barangaroo will be able to gamble with up to $5000 in cash per day for another year after a last-minute change by the NSW government.
The Minns government must not accede to Star Casino’s demands to delay the conversion of poker machines and table games to card-only technology.
Changes to state casino law could include pushing back the deadline for mandatory carded play and increasing the cash limit.
The Star is likely to retain its casino licence in NSW following the extension for its special manager,Nicholas Weeks.
Could it be that the casino regulator in NSW was a little trigger-happy when it ordered yet another inquiry into the Star’s suitability to hold a licence?