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A Rolex, private jet and chips: How Star courted John Khoury to gamble in Queensland
High-roller John Khoury was banned from casinos in Victoria and NSW, but says The Star was so desperate for him to gamble at its Gold Coast casino that it bought him a $50,000 watch and showered him with perks.
- by Nick McKenzie
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Star should keep licence as key people to blame for failures have left: lawyer
Senior managers who have since resigned are responsible for the casino’s past failures and should not stop a renewed company from continuing to operate, its lawyer says.
- by Jack Gramenz
Accepting gambling repayments without checks increased money laundering risks, Star lawyer tells inquiry
About 500 third-party deposits totalling $70 million were made in four years without any checks completed on where those funds came from, barrister Kate Richardson, SC, said.
- by Lucy Cormack
Queen’s Wharf casino can open even if inquiry sinks Star, says attorney-general
Shannon Fentiman says even if a Queensland inquiry finds Star Entertainment unsuitable to hold a licence, “there are things we can put in place” to ensure the Queen’s Wharf casino can open mid-2023.
- by Cameron Atfield
Before and after: why Star’s lawyers say it wasn’t suitable for licence, but it is now
Star’s barrister Kate Richardson, SC, told a public inquiry evidence had exposed significant failings and inappropriate conduct by senior staff. However, she said the organisation had changed.
- by Lucy Cormack
Queensland government to review Star’s casino licence suitability
Ongoing investigations into the casino giant’s anti-money laundering and exclusion processes have been under way for at least eight months, amid a public inquiry in NSW.
- by Matt Dennien
Star’s conduct could be criminal, lawyers tell casino inquiry
Star repeatedly breached the Casino Control Act and its preparedness to use fake documents to mislead banks could constitute a crime, lawyers leading a public inquiry have argued.
- by Lucy Cormack
Star board missed ‘alarm bells’ of Crown scandal, inquiry hears
A forensic accounting report said Star was willing to engage in “window dressing” to navigate potential regulatory and legal obstacles.
- by Lucy Cormack
Star allowed production of ‘sham’ documentation and deliberately misled banks, inquiry hears
Star breached the Casino Control Act every time it let high-rollers swipe Chinese debit cards to obtain cash for gambling, lawyers for an inquiry say.
- by Lucy Cormack
Star not suitable to hold casino licence, say lawyers for inquiry
More than seven weeks of hearings probing Star’s Sydney casino licence have exposed serious failures in risk management and governance that touched the highest echelons of the company and its board.
- by Lucy Cormack
Star could front public hearings into Queensland’s casino crackdown
The head of a parliamentary committee examining new government legislation expects many people to be interested in its work.
- by Matt Dennien