Paul Newson: How The Star has been allowed to fall
Advisor to Australian Gambling Regulation Law Firm Senet, Paul Newson, has spoken exclusively to about the current legal issues facing casino operator The Star.
“The failure of leadership revealed by the succession of formal inquiries underscores the seemingly miserable condition of casino culture and operations in Australia. But has the catalogue of inexplicable behaviour and damning findings insulated us from this latest condemnation, or is this belated review of NSW casino operations the tipping point, where an operator deemed by many as too big to fail is stripped of its licence?
“Suspension of disbelief might be necessary to understand the absence of NSW regulatory examinations, that failed to identify and respond to what the Bell Report reveals as a malignant industry culture and serious leadership, governance and compliance shortcomings. Even worse, the absence of screening may have created the conditions for a malignant culture to flourish.