Star plotted to oust regulator, failed to check high-risk clients

Star Entertainment’s chairman and former chief executive privately schemed to wage war on the casino regulator and considered engaging shareholders in a class action against a NSW government-appointed manager.

Nick Weeks, special manager of Star Sydney, alleged to an inquiry called by the Independent Casino Commission in NSW that the ASX-listed gaming group was also “bulk approving” high-risk customers when it was meant to check the source of their wealth, and even falsifying documentation about welfare checks.