Public hearings into Star Entertainment’s suitability to hold a casino licence in Queensland will get underway on Thursday.
Attorney-general Shannon Fentiman ordered the probe into the casino operator after a NSW inquiry heard allegations of money laundering and fraudulent activity at Star Entertainment’s venues in NSW.
The Queensland review, headed by former justice Robert Gotterson, will examine Star Entertainment and its casino licences in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Star management and staff will be called to give evidence and findings from the long-running review in NSW into Star Sydney will also be reviewed.
The probe will also examine Star’s commitment to anti-money laundering responsibilities, management of high rollers and the use of China UnionPay bank cards to facilitate gambling by Chinese nationals despite currency restrictions.
