NICC issues $10m in fines and enforceable undertaking to The Star Sydney

by iGamingExpert
5 minutes read
Hefty regulatory scrutiny has once more come in the direction of The Star Entertainment Group from the New South Wales (NSW) Independent Casino Commission (NICC) in Australia.

The Star Sydney has been slapped with fines totalling A$10m (approximately €6.2m) and an enforceable undertaking to set a further $5m aside to bolster its financial crime risk management operations technology.

A release from the NICC stated that thousands of breaches at The Star Sydney were investigated by the Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) last year, resulting in four separate disciplinary matters that led to the casino regulator issuing the following orders:

$1.5m penalty – For allowing customers to continuously gamble without a break longer than the prescribed time limits between May 2024 and April 2025.

$3m penalty – For allowing the conversion of casino reward points to cash involving at least 1,898 patrons between December 2018 and November 2023.

$500,000 penalty – For the failure to prevent entry by an ..

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