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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 27, 2022

'Deep' cultural problems at Star: lawyer

Management failings on a credit card scheme at The Star Sydney stemmed from deep cultural problems among the senior executive, an inquiry has been told.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Star 'not suitable' to hold casino licence

The NSW gaming regulator's inquiry into The Star Sydney has commenced closing submissions into whether the venue should keep its casino licence.

AAP · May 30, 2022

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Star Casino manager 'disappeared' after allegedly transferring $13m into his account, inquiry told

The former chief executive of Sydney's Star Casino tells an inquiry its international VIP team is not "out of control", despite a senior manager "disappearing" after allegedly transferring a $13.3 million payment from a junket operator into his own account.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Ex Star CEO admits casino 'shortcomings'

Former chief executive Matt Bekier says a subculture within The Star Sydney's international business was behind problems at the casino.

AAP · May 2, 2022

Star lawyer denies 'watering down' report

A Star Entertainment lawyer has denied watering down concerns about The Star Sydney's dealings with a Macau junket operator allegedly linked to organised crime.

AAP · Apr 11, 2022

Property developer used banned cash card to gamble nearly $100 million, Sydney casino inquiry told

A property developer who was a high roller at Star casino spent nearly $100 million gambling on a prohibited Chinese debit card, an inquiry is told.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

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Manager tells inquiry of Star casino's 'concerning' lies to Chinese bank

A Star casino manager tells a public inquiry about "serious" and "repeated" misrepresentations the company made to the Bank of China concerning the source of millions of dollars.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2022

'Spirit' of law mystery to Star manager

A senior manager at Star Entertainment Group says he had no obligation to act within the spirit of the law in line with a casino code of conduct.

AAP · Mar 28, 2022

Star casino inquiry told high roller spent $11m on Chinese debit card in one day

High roller property developer Phillip Dong Fang Lee tells an inquiry he would spend millions in a day at Sydney's Star casino using a Chinese debit card.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

CCTV footage from Sydney's Star casino shows junket operators taking bundles of cash from bags

An inquiry into Sydney's Star casino has been shown CCTV footage from 2018 of staff from a Macao-based junket operator giving a gambler a brown per bag for bundles of $50 notes he'd cashed out, despite being banned from conducting cash transactions due to money laundering concerns.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2022

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