A wealthy family company based in Hong Kong was cleared to operate a casino in Australia. But it does not want media coverage of a report into its suitability.
Counsel assisting the NSW inquiry into The Star said it was clear the casino was not ready to operate independently and it should remain under external management.
Call it opulent,elevated,expensive – but the luxury home set high in Crown Resorts’ skyscraper can’t yet be called “sold”.
The implosion of The Star Entertainment Group has continued with the departure of newly minted chair David Foster.
The company on Monday confirmed it make 1000 staff redundant at its Melbourne,Sydney and Perth casinos due to poor trading conditions.
Former CEO Robbie Cooke thought he had all the experience needed to rescue Star Entertainment,but his career gamble has led to a spectacular bust.
The Star’s former boss Robbie Cooke has defended his tenure at the helm of the struggling casino giant as an inquiry weighs its future.
Crown Sydney has proven it can clean up its act. But across the city,its arch rival The Star is facing a very different outlook.
The consortium behind Queen’s Wharf is looking for “new and exciting retailers” amid signs of late changes to the $4 billion mega complex.
The NSW casino regulator has given Barangaroo’s Crown Sydney a gold star just as the second public inquiry into Star Entertainment’s culture enters the pointy end of proceedings.
Chair David Foster also says it was the company’s decision to sack Robbie Cooke and not his choice to leave,contradicting an email Cooke sent to 8000 employees last month.