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The Star Gold Coast casino.

Lonely ‘problem gambler’ allowed back on casino floor

A Gold Coast woman who lost $30K in nine months has won the right to continue gambling at Queensland casinos, despite spending “excessive” time at the Star.

  • Cameron Atfield

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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has downplayed the prospect of government support for The Star Entertainment Group, but says the workers will be protected.

Crisafulli vows to support Queensland casino workers if Star falls

“I want Queenslanders to know that we’re not in the business of being concerned about the corporate suits who sit around a company,” the premier said.

  • Savannah Meacham
Star runs casinos in Sydney, Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

Can Star Entertainment survive? It’s a crap shoot

The casino operator’s prospects have continued to deteriorate to the point that it may need a gambler’s luck to avoid falling into the hands of administrators.

  • Elizabeth Knight
A Guzman y Gomez outlet in Sydney.

Rolled gold burritos, AI mania and ‘mother of all bubbles’ were big business in 2024

It proved to be a volatile year for the big end of town, but it’s investors who face a day of reckoning.

  • Colin Kruger
iProperty Group CFO Michael Gu in front of the company's property at 333 Kent St, Sydney. Inset: Fortius Funds Management owns 59 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

This fraudster was a VIP at Crown and Star. Now the casinos face a $70 million lawsuit

When one of Australia’s biggest Ponzi schemes collapsed, the money trail led to the casinos. Now Crown and Star could face a courtroom showdown with dudded investors.

  • Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
The Star livery on the side of Destination Brisbane Consortium’s partially opened but still under construction Queen’s Wharf casino complex.

Promised Queen’s Wharf hotels still years away as Star finances fade

As it seeks more financial support, gambling giant Star Entertainment has confirmed The Dorsett and Rosewood hotels are running four years behind schedule.

  • Sean Parnell
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New gambling rules burn big hole in Star casino’s books

Restrictions on gambling with cash at Star’s flagship casino sent revenue plunging, adding to concerns about its viability.

  • Colin Kruger
Gai Waterhouse after Too Darn Lizzie won the Manhari Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield Racecourse earlier in October

ABC newsreader jumps on stage with Coldplay

Reading the news one minute, gigging with Coldplay the next. It’s all in a day’s work for the national broadcaster’s main newsreader.

  • Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Danny Russell
Barrister Jessie Taylor outside the Supreme Court earlier this year.

‘Nuttier than a sackful of squirrel poo’: Barristers bicker over elections

Some of the state’s most senior lawyers took to LinkedIn to have a spirited discussion about their industry body.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Queensland’s tax relief deal for Star is off, according to Premier Steven Miles.

More uncertainty for Star investors despite licence reprieve

Star’s let-off in Sydney last week doesn’t change one harsh fact: it is still running out of money and the next year remains a brutal one.

  • Colin Kruger

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