{"id":33190,"date":"2022-09-02T05:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T08:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33190"},"modified":"2026-04-23T05:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:15:11","slug":"ilga-appoints-independent-expert-to-oversee-star-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ilga-appoints-independent-expert-to-oversee-star-sydney","title":{"rendered":"ILGA appoints independent expert to oversee Star Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wexted Advisors has been appointed by the regulator to observe and monitor The Star&#8217;s internal procedures and operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The Independent Liquor &amp; Gaming Authority (ILGA) has appointed <strong>Wexted Advisors<\/strong> as an independent observer to act on its behalf to observe and <strong>monitor operations and internal procedures <\/strong>at The Star Sydney. It said it had made the decision due to the serious matters uncovered in its review into the casino and the potential for ongoing compliance failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment comes ahead of the publication of Adam Bell SC&#8217;s report on The Star Entetainment&#8217;s suitability to continue holding a casino licence in Sydney. Star has stated that it is committed to working with Wexted and providing full access to all information requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wexted&#8217;s report will help the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-to-establish-new-independent-casino-regulator\" target=\"_blank\">New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC)<\/a>\u00a0identify areas of immediate concern while it assesses its response to Bell&#8217;s report. The NICC was created by\u00a0<strong>the New South Wales Government<\/strong>\u00a0as part of 19 recommendations of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ilga-crown-resorts-unsuitable-to-operate-barangaroo-casino\" target=\"_blank\">Bergin Inquiry<\/a>. It will have enhanced and wide-ranging compliance and enforcement powers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICC formally begins operations on September 5 and will be\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philip-crawford-named-to-lead-the-nsw-independent-casino-commission\" target=\"_blank\">chaired by Philip Crawford<\/a>, the current chairperson of the ILGA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ILGA stated: &#8220;With the wholesale transformation of the casino laws, the NICC will be in a position to closely regulate the day-to-day operations of The Star and Crown Sydney casinos.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Naomi Sharp SC<\/strong>, the counsel assisting the New South Wales inquiry into The Star Entertainment Group, had already said that&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-not-suitable-to-hold-casino-licence-in-sydney-counsel-tells-inquiry\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Star Entertainment Group is not suitable to hold a casino licence<\/a>&nbsp;in Sydney as it&nbsp;<strong>displayed unethical behaviour<\/strong>&nbsp;within its legal team and engaged in dubious practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the ILGA, the Bell review report will be made public after an initial review of its findings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wexted Advisors has been appointed by the regulator to observe and monitor The Star&#8217;s internal procedures and operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":11237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has appointed Wexted Advisors as an independent observer to monitor The Star Sydney's operations and internal procedures, citing serious compliance concerns. This action precedes the publication of the Adam Bell SC report on The Star's licence suitability and the formal launch of the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC), a new regulator with enhanced enforcement powers. The NICC, chaired by Philip Crawford, will oversee both The Star and Crown Sydney casinos, signaling a significant shift in regulatory oversight within the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Wexted Advisors, The Star Sydney, The Star Entertainment Group, Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA), Adam Bell SC, New South Wales Independent Casino Commission (NICC), Philip Crawford, Naomi Sharp SC, Crown Sydney","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.98), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Star's Licence?","query":"What are the specific criteria and potential outcomes for The Star Entertainment Group's casino licence suitability following the Bell report and NICC's assessment?"},{"label":"NICC's Enforcement Scope?","query":"How will the New South Wales Independent Casino Commission's enhanced compliance and enforcement powers differ from ILGA's, and what are the immediate implications for other operators like Crown Sydney?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156,158],"tags":[23871],"class_list":["post-33190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33193,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33190\/revisions\/33193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}