Steve McCann
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Casinos
Hong Kong billionaires tried to become majority holders in The Star but backed off
Chow Tai Fook Enterprises approached the NSW casino regulator about taking a major stake in the casino, but pulled out after learning about probity checks.
- by Harriet Alexander, Amelia McGuire and Matt Dennien
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The Star may win Qld tax reprieve but NSW says no
The Queensland government is considering a potential tax reprieve for The Star while the NSW government has ruled out any further concessions.
- by Amelia McGuire and Cameron Atfield
Opinion
Casinos
The ex-poker player who played a winning hand to get Star’s top job
Steve McCann doesn’t need to meet any financial hurdles to receive a gargantuan pay package, but he’s still the best insurance policy The Star board can buy.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Ex-Crown CEO Steve McCann appointed to head Star Entertainment
The former Lendlease and Crown Resorts boss could earn up to $10 million in bonuses by the end of the 2026 financial year.
- by Amelia McGuire
Opinion
Casinos
The kindest thing to do with Star is to find it a new owner
There will always be jackals milling around a smelly corporate carcass. But none will want to pay top dollar for this one.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Casinos
Poker-faced McCann leaves Crown table with $9m in personal winnings
Steve McCann will walk away from the chief executive job with around $9 million. It’s pure career poetry for McCann who was at one time a world-ranked poker player.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Casinos
‘It’s been intense’: Crown CEO exits after Blackstone takeover
Outgoing Crown boss Steve McCann was almost reduced to tears just five weeks into the job last year when he was brutally interrogated about Crown’s failings.
- by Colin Kruger
Quiet Melbourne curbs Crown’s rebound as it eyes Sydney casino opening
The new boss of Crown, Steven McCann, says the casino’s operations in Melbourne were being hit hard by staff shortages and a quiet CBD mid-week.
- by Sarah Danckert
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Casinos
The Star’s pitch to Packer, Crown shareholders: ‘We have a more compelling offer’
The Star chief executive Matt Bekier has urged shareholders in Crown Resorts, including billionaire James Packer, to accept its $12 billion merger proposal
- by Patrick Hatch
Diversified developer Lendlease taps investors for $1.15b
Lendlease is moving to shore up its balance sheet and protect its development pipeline from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Simon Johanson and Carolyn Cummins
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Packer waits to jump Crown ship
Packer is now in Europe where he expected to take delivery of his own $200 million megayacht.
- by Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
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