Star moved Suncity operations to unbranded room, inquiry hears

Star Entertainment allowed Suncity to continue operating a junket operation from its Sydney casino, even after its CEO Matt Bekier had told the market in 2019 that it was ending the relationship.

Angus Buchanan, the group’s manager of due diligence and intelligence, told an inquiry in New South Wales that in fact Suncity had just moved to a different room, without the junket operator’s branding after media reports had emerged of its links to organized crime.

The executive told the probe, which is looking into Star’s suitability to hold its Sydney license, that essentially the only thing that had changed was that there was no Suncity signage, according to local media reports.

The junket was able to use branded items, such as ashtrays, and its logo was shown on television screens in the VIP room.

Source: https://agbrief.com/news/australia/23/03/2022/star-moved-suncity-operations-to-unbranded-room-inquiry-hears/