The Star Sydney Casino CCTV Footage Raises Concerns
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The Star Sydney Casino CCTV footage from 2018 raises concerns about money laundering at the property. The junket operator SunCity was running its own private gaming salon at The Star, despite suspicions that it was laundering money. The casino's due diligence group manager Angus Buchanan had suspicions previously about the money launderers at this casino.
The Star Sydney Casino CCTV footage raises concerns. The junket operator, Alvin Chau, was banned from going to Australia due to allegations that he had significant links to organized crime. The next month, the junkets resumed their operations in another room at the property. Junket operations have since been banned by the New South Wales authorities.
The Star sent two warning letters to SunCity after an internal investigation. The Star received about 12% of its 2019 gross revenue from junkets. Suncity’s billionaire owner Alvin Chau was arrested in November 2021 by Chinese authorities for money laundering and cross-border gambling offenses.
