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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 14 NSW REGULATOR SUSPENDS THE STAR SYDNEY’S CASINO LICENSE 新州暫停悉尼星億的牌照 THE CASINO LICENSE of Star Entertainment Group’s flagship IR, The Star Sydney, has been suspended. The property will instead run under the supervision of a special manager. The manager – named as Nicholas Weeks of Wexted Advisors – will oversee operations for an initial period of 90 days, with the NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) stating that his initial task will be to determine whether Star’s failings can be rectified and whether it can achieve suitability. In releasing its response to the findings of the recent Bell Report into The Star Sydney, the NICC said it would also fine the operator AU$100 million (US$62 million) – the largest fine ever imposed on any of Australia’s casinos, surpassing the AU$80 million (US$50 million) Crown Melbourne was fined for similar transgressions earlier this year. It added that the appointment of Weeks as manager would allow The Star Sydney to remain operational while its license is suspended. The license suspension officially took effect on 21 October 2022. “The NICC has resolved that it is no longer in the public interest that The Star should remain in control of that license, and that The Star is not currently suitable to be the holder of the license,” said NICC Chief Commissioner Philip Crawford. 澳洲星億集團 旗下旗艦物業悉尼星億的賭牌已被 暫停，該物業將在一名特別經理的監督下營運。 這位名叫Nicholas Weeks的特別經理將在 最初的90天內負責監督星億的營運。新州獨立 賭場委員會 (NICC) 表示，其首先需要確定星億 的失誤是否可被糾正，以及是否能夠恢復適格 性。 NICC在回應貝爾報告針對悉尼星億作出的 調查結果時表示，其同時將對營運商處以1億澳 元的罰款——這是澳洲迄今對所有賭場開出的最 大罰單，超出早前因類似違規而被開出8000萬 澳元罰單的皇冠墨爾本。 它補充說，任命Weeks為經理可令悉尼星 億在其賭牌被暫停期間繼續運營。牌照暫停自 2022年10月21日起正式生效。 NICC首席專員Philip Crawford表示： 「N I CC認為讓星億繼續持有該牌照不再符 合公眾利益，並且星億目前不再適合持有該 牌照。」