{"id":35104,"date":"2022-11-04T07:51:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T10:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=35104"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:17:34","slug":"the-star-receives-show-cause-notices-from-queensland-regulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-receives-show-cause-notices-from-queensland-regulator","title":{"rendered":"The Star receives show cause notices from Queensland regulator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Star Entertainment Group has until November 25 to demonstrate why disciplinary action should not be taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.-\u00a0<strong>The Star Entertainment Group<\/strong>\u00a0has reported that two of its subsidiaries have received show cause notices from the Queensland regulator, the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star Entertainment Qld Limited has been served notices in its capacity as licensee of Treasury Brisbane and lessee of The Star Gold Coast. The Star Entertainment Qld Custodian Pty Ltd has been served a notice as licensee of The Star Gold Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The notices relate to issues arising from\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-deems-the-star-unsuitable-to-hold-a-casino-licence\" target=\"_blank\">the independent external review of the Star&#8217;s Queensland casinos<\/a>\u00a0undertaken by the Honourable Robert Gotterson AO, from\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-entertainment-found-unsuitable-to-hold-sydney-casino-licence\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Bell SC&#8217;s report for New South Wales<\/a>, OLGR&#8217;s own investigation and the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-attorney-general-receives-final-report-on-the-star\" target=\"_blank\">attorney-general&#8217;s response<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star Entertainment Group has until November 25 to demonstrate why disciplinary action should not be taken. Potential disciplinary action could range from a letter of no confidence to a written order, a fine of up to AU$100m, the cancellation or suspension of casino licences or the designation of a special manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the press release &#8220;the minister will consider all responses received before deciding what (if any) disciplinary action to impose or take.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/allen-overy-consulting-issues-first-report-on-the-star\" target=\"_blank\">Allen &amp; Overy Consulting issues first report on The Star<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Star Entertainment Group has until November 25 to demonstrate why disciplinary action should not be taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26856,"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 Star Entertainment Group's Queensland subsidiaries have received show cause notices from the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) concerning operational deficiencies identified in independent reviews and OLGR's investigation. The company faces potential disciplinary actions, including significant fines, license suspension or cancellation, or the appointment of a special manager, with a deadline of November 25 to respond.","focusai_entities":"The Star Entertainment Group, The Star Entertainment Qld Limited, The Star Entertainment Qld Custodian Pty Ltd, Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR), Honourable Robert Gotterson AO, Adam Bell SC, Allen & Overy Consulting","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, Gold Coast, New South Wales","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Specific Governance Failures?","query":"What specific governance failures or compliance breaches, detailed in the Gotterson and Bell SC reports, are the primary drivers behind OLGR's show cause notices?"},{"label":"Market Impact of Special Manager?","query":"How might the potential imposition of a special manager or license suspension impact The Star's market share and competitive positioning within the Australian gaming vertical?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156,158],"tags":[23911,23871],"class_list":["post-35104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35104","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=35104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35118,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35104\/revisions\/35118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}