Pyrmont Shake-Up To Generate More Jobs
The New South Wales government has released its final strategy to transform Pyrmont, which envisions the area as a business and cultural hub with enhanced streetscapes, parks and public spaces.
The plans for the Pyrmont Peninsula Place Strategy (pdf), announced last year, include works in The Star, Blackwattle Bay, and Wentworth Park. The government will also utilise land from the Wentworth Park greyhound racing track to create parkland and open community space.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the strategy provided certainty and clarity regarding the future of Pyrmont.
“Our fundamental task was to encourage economic development while enlivening the peninsula, boosting jobs and providing for more quality public open spaces for everyone to enjoy,” Stokes said.
Huntley Mitchell 16 Dec 2020
Star Entertainment Group’s revised proposal for a six-star hotel in the inner-city suburb of Pyrmont has been given the green light by the NSW government.
The company originally planned to build a 220-room Ritz-Carlton hotel that would have cost roughly $530 million to build.
However, it was forced to go back to the drawing board after the proposal was
Star Entertainment Group’s revised submission for a six-star, 110-metre hotel-only tower on the northern end of the site – less than half the height of the originally proposed 237-metre The Ritz-Carlton hotel and apartments tower – was officially announced as part of Pyrmont’s final Pyrmont Peninsula Place Strategy on Friday.
Two Sydney Casino Workers Sacked, Banned from NSW Casinos over Drugs, Gambling December 14, 2020, 1:38 pm ·
Two casino workers at The Star Sydney were dismissed and banned from New South Wales gambling venues after serious violations, the state’s Liquor & Gaming authority announced.
A games dealer was found to have thrown a bag of drugs away at Sydney’s only casino while another employee was caught gambling during work hours. Both were sacked over their misconduct and were banned from all casinos in the state for a period of five years.
Liquor & Gaming chair Philip Crawford said that casino employees are supposed to
Foreign agents infiltrate casino junket operators: AUSTRAC
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The anti-money laundering watchdog says junket operators who bring wealthy Asian gamblers to Australian casinos have been exploited or infiltrated by criminals and even foreign agents, exposing Australia to a high level of money laundering and terrorism financing risk.
The explosive findings, published on Friday in a new report from the financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC, will heap pressure on casino operators including the Star Entertainment Group over their ties with junket operators.
The casino industry has relied on junkets to bring in wealthy gamblers.
Phil Carrick
Crown Resorts said it would not deal with junket operators unless they were subject to licensing regimes. But The Star has not made a similar commitment. Neither group is mentioned directly by the regulator in the report.