The Star Entertainment Group
Conflicts questioned as embattled Star elects new member to its board
New Star Entertainment board member Bruce Mathieson jnr has been quizzed on potential conflicts of interest with his hotel and gaming company, as shareholders overwhelmingly endorsed his election to the board of the struggling casino giant.
- Cameron Atfield
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Star Entertainment rescue bid approved by Queensland government
A US casino giant and the billionaire Mathieson family will together have a majority stake in the company.
- William Davis
Queensland defers Star’s Gold Coast licence suspension decision
The state government noted remediation progress at the troubled gaming operator had been slower than expected.
- James Hall
Star seals deal to sell Queen’s Wharf casino to HK partners
The gaming giant told the sharemarket it had rescued a deal to sell its Brisbane casino to its Asia partners.
- Clancy Yeates and Colin Kruger
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- Gambling
Sydney’s casinos given more breathing room on moving to cashless gaming
The NSW government has delayed plans to limit cash use on the gaming floors of Sydney’s casinos.
- Alexandra Smith
Star back on the brink as Brisbane casino deal collapses
Star’s financial position has become even more precarious after the deal that helped it stave off financial failure, earlier this year, collapsed on Friday.
- Colin Kruger
Star losses rise with Queen’s Wharf deal on verge of collapse
Meanwhile, a Queensland minister is under a “conflict management plan” over her husband’s Queen’s Wharf role.
- Colin Kruger and Matt Dennien
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- Casinos
Humble suburban bowls club thwarts casino giant
A multibillion-dollar American casino company’s attempts to introduce its brand to Australia may have come unstuck, thanks to a small suburban bowls club.
- Cameron Atfield
Star faces $36.5m blow if Queen’s Wharf deal flops
The major gaming operator says its negotiations with Hong Kong investors to sell its stake in the glitzy Brisbane precinct has hit a standstill, revealing an extension to the termination notice.
- James Hall
Star workers walk off job in another blow for Brisbane casino
The union said its members had continued to show up while Star “blundered from disaster to disaster”, at times without the guarantee of pay at the end of the week.
- Courtney Kruk
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