In short:

Star Entertainment could enter administration on Wednesday with the company set to run out of cash by the end of the week.

The struggling casino operator was suspended from trade on the ASX on Monday.

What’s next?"

Star’s CEO Steve McCann is still searching for a deal to refinance the company’s loans to prevent it from collapsing.

  • a1studmuffin
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    3 days ago

    It takes a special kind of mismanagement to go broke running a casino. Bravo.

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      3 days ago

      I’m flipping between this response, and @a1studmuffin’s response - how the hell do you go broke running a casino? A state monopoly casino with no competition?

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    The NSW Libs even shutdown Sydney nightlife to funnel everyone to the Star Casino. That didn’t save them in Sydney.

    Packer’s Pecker took the high rollers, and it’s barely different from any club, pub, or rsl. And some of those are significantly nicer environments.