current independent manager<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\nScheduled to last 15 weeks, “Bell Two” will probe the casino’s adherence to regulatory standards<\/strong>, financial obligations and the efficacy of its reform agenda since the original inquiry. Despite extensions granted to the independent manager,\u00a0the NICC has expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of remediation efforts<\/strong>, prompting renewed scrutiny. Hearings will be conducted privately.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNICC chief commissioner\u00a0Philip Crawford\u00a0<\/strong>said: \u201cThere is much at stake for The Star, so the NICC is giving the casino every chance it can to demonstrate whether it has the capacity and competence to achieve suitability. This includes meeting its financial obligations under the casino licence and funding its remediation program sufficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe inquiry will provide the NICC with the information needed to make an important decision for The Star, its employees, its stakeholders and the wider community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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