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McCann, who has been in the job just a matter of weeks, has made it clear
to all that he's not interested in putting a stop gap measure in place, that the
deal he's proposing will need to shore up the company's
finances for the long term. State governments say they won't bail
the company out but will try to ensure workers don't lose their jobs.

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"Operationally, conditions are really challenged," analyst Angus Hewitt said.
Ironically, amid these rolling scandals, Star was actually tipped over the edge by its ongoing plans for expansion. Now
one of Australia's biggest casino operators is facing the prospect of losing it all, with a top analyst predicting Star Entertainment Group has a
50 per cent chance of going into administration. The company will release its interim results at the end of
February but Morningstar analyst Angus Hewitt warns
the company needs a solution before then. A Star spokesperson yesterday told
the ABC that both the old casino building and the Treasury Hotel remain subject to an "ongoing" sale
process that was "progressing well". "Charter Hall declined to extend the dates for satisfaction of the conditions.
The company has told investors it has made a deal with its Hong Kong partners, surrendering its share in Queens Wharf. "These two towers make up the river-facing side of the integrated resort
and form the platform for the Sky Deck that will sit more
than 100 metres above street level," Mr Crooks said. The next two towers facing South Bank will house Star’s five-star Grand Hotel and the casino’s gaming operations. Queen's Wharf project director Simon Crooks said the next phase would mark the change from when "the people of Brisbane looked down into the buildings and
instead, looked into them". Star has been seeking a financial lifeline in recent months, after revealing its cash reserves sank to just $79 million at the end of 2024. The latest Chinese offer could involve CTF and FEC taking over almost $740 million in debt from Star and paying hundreds of millions to complete the Brisbane casino development.

Shares in struggling casino giant Star Entertainment have plummeted by more than 15 per cent
after a brief trading halt was lifted on Friday, as the company searches for a financial
lifeline to avoid collapsing. Star is also awaiting the outcome of a court decision on fines for breaches of anti-money-laundering
regulations that are expected to reach to hundreds of millions
of dollars. Star said Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC), in which
it continues to hold a 50 per cent equity stake, has a debt exposure of $1.4 billion. "As of this morning, the parties have been unable to reach an agreement on a number of outstanding commercial issues, which in turn prevent the finalisation of long form documents," Star said in a statement to the ASX.
Star shares dropped 16.3 per cent to a record low of 9.2¢ after the company confirmed on Friday
that the deadline to renegotiate the sale of its 50 per cent stake
in Queen’s Wharf to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium
had passed with no progress from the parties.

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With no ongoing link to Chau, however, its key personnel for the Brisbane casino were deemed suitable in 2015.
There were "ongoing concerns" Chow Tai Fook would not disclose as required.

A Chow Tai Fook spokesman says it had "not made any definite plans in 2014 about its many possible options to refer VIP customers to the Queen's Wharf casino when it was expected to be opened some seven years later".

"The licence it holds is a public licence. It's owned by the people of Queensland and to retain that licence, to prove they should be given that licence back, they should be transparent." "It raises profound issues around transparency and the Queensland public can really have no confidence that Star is actually reforming itself," he said.
Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello said
the public deserved to have access to the full
plan given The Star's history. On its website, where there is limited detail
about its Queensland remediation plan, The Star states, "we want The Star to be known for being transparent, accountable and trustworthy."
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Then-Queensland attorney-general Shannon Fentiman appointed Nick Weeks as special
manager to oversee Star after the company was
deemed unsuitable to hold a casino licence. From today,
access is open to the Neville Bonner Bridge from South Bank to Queen's Wharf.
Many other facilities are set to open in the weeks and months to come.

It enhances public access to the riverfront and includes extensive walkways and a
plaza beneath the footbridge across the river.