The Star Entertainment Group should not be deemed suitable to hold a NSW casino licence under any circumstances, the lead lawyer assisting the state inquiry into the company has said.
Conde’s strident closing submission means it is all but certain the company will not be given a licence, and may not even be given a timeline of when it may be deemed fit.“In terms of present suitability, our submission remains that you would conclude that The Star and Star Entertainment are not presently suitable regardless of any proposal in relation to licence conditions or the manager ,” Conde said.
He also reiterated that Bell should not feel obliged to implement a timeline of when The Star may be deemed ready if suitability was not given on July 31, regardless of pressure from the company and its investors to do so.Bell has been engaged by the NSW regulator, the NSW Independent Casino Commission, to ascertain whether The Star has adequately reformed its culture, is financially viable, and is compliant with the state’s casino regulations.
The decision may also affect The Star’s viability to operate in Queensland after the state Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath said earlier this week it would postpone its own suitability decision until after Bell’s final report at the end of July.
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