{"id":777010636,"date":"2023-10-27T07:14:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777010636"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:43:59","slug":"the-star-evaluates-queensland-casino-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-evaluates-queensland-casino-bill","title":{"rendered":"The Star evaluates Queensland casino bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Star Entertainment Group operates the state&#8217;s only two casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.-\u00a0The Star Entertainment Group\u00a0says it is evaluating the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/queensland-introduces-new-casino-laws\" target=\"_blank\">Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023<\/a> introduced in the state parliament in Queensland. The bill builds on the reforms of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-fined-over-breaches-at-queensland-casinos\" target=\"_blank\">Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022<\/a>\u00a0of October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill proposes mandatory carded play in Queensland&#8217;s two casinos, restrictions on the use of cash and a mandatory pre-commitment, with spending limits and enforced breaks in play. It also introduces a supervisory levy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Star said it is &#8220;considering the Bill and its potential application to its Queensland operations, noting it remains subject to the usual consultation and parliamentary processes.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Star Entertainment Group operates the state&#8217;s only two casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":26456,"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 is evaluating the Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 in Queensland, Australia. This bill proposes mandatory carded play, cash restrictions, pre-commitment with spending limits, enforced breaks, and a supervisory levy for the state's two casinos. The company is assessing the potential application of these reforms to its Queensland operations.","focusai_entities":"The Star Entertainment Group","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Financial Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected impact of mandatory carded play, cash restrictions, and pre-commitment on The Star Entertainment Group's GGR and NGR in Queensland, considering potential player migration or reduced spend?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How does the Casino Control and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 in Queensland compare to responsible gambling and AML frameworks in other major iGaming jurisdictions, and what precedents might it set for future regulatory trends?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,157,158],"tags":[24103],"class_list":["post-777010636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-business-news","category-slider-home","tag-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010636","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=777010636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041064,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777010636\/revisions\/777041064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777010636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777010636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777010636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}