Star junket ceased only after CEO arrest A junket operator was allowed to stay at Sydney's Star casino for years despite money laundering risks, the arrangement only ending when its CEO was arrested. AAP · Mar 30, 2022
Star 'deficient' on money laundering fears A senior manager at The Star Sydney has admitted he was concerned about the possibility of money laundering via a high roller debt-card scheme at the casino. AAP · Mar 27, 2022
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. ABC News · Mar 25, 2022
Star manager denies 'misleading' regulator A Star casino manager says he did not deliberately try to mislead the NSW gaming regulator about the use of a controversial debit card at the Sydney venue. AAP · Mar 24, 2022
Star compliance manager's 'grave error' Star's main point of contact with NSW regulators knew Chinese bank debit cards were being used to gamble, he says he just didn't know that wasn't allowed. AAP · Mar 23, 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