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Bekier blames ‘subculture’ of ‘dark arts’ for Star’s misconduct

Hannah Wootton and Elouise Fowler
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Former Star Entertainment CEO Matt Bekier has blamed a bad “subculture” in the casino’s high roller business arm for the widespread misconduct uncovered at the company, saying it dealt in “a bit of a dark art”.

Mr Bekier said that he was “personally let down” by a slew of his colleagues in the division who allowed the wrongdoing to occur.

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Hannah Wootton is a Rear Window columnist, based in Melbourne. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com
Elouise Fowler is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Elouise on Twitter. Email Elouise at elouise.fowler@afr.com.au
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