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The former chief executive and current chair of embattled gaming giant Star Entertainment spied on the government-appointed manager tasked with overseeing the clean-up of operations at its flagship Sydney casino, and plotted to establish a shareholder class action against him.

The new inquiry into Sydney ’s Star Casino has heard bombshell evidence in the latest blow for the gambling giant which has been plagued by scandals.

The Star Casino in Sydney was hit with a $100m fine in 2022 following a damning report into its conduct. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw “They are up to something,” Mr Cooke replied, with the pair then identifying attendees from the meeting. “To suggest they want to go to war with the regulator and me in circumstances where their licence is suspended is extraordinary,” Mr Weeks said.According to evidence tendered to the inquiry, the pair also plotted to establish a shareholder class action against Mr Weeks, planning to run the proposal past the ASX-listed gaming giants lawyers.

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