{"id":196037,"date":"2021-12-20T12:42:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=196037"},"modified":"2021-12-21T11:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T19:13:18","slug":"star-sydney-manager-fired-for-borrowing-5k-from-employees-for-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/star-sydney-manager-fired-for-borrowing-5k-from-employees-for-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Sydney Manager Fired for Borrowing $5K from Employees for Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney\u2019s Star Casino has fired a gaming table manager for borrowing more than A$7,000 (US$5,000) from staff under her supervision to fund her gambling habit.<\/p>\n

\"Star
New South Wales chief regulator Philip Crawford said Nguyen\u2019s actions indicated a \u201clack of honesty and considerable lack of diligence or ability with respect to regulatory compliance.\u201d (Image: PerthNow<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Minh Nguyen has also been banned from working in the casino industry by the New South Wales gaming regulator, ILGA.<\/p>\n

Nguyen repeatedly hit up casino workers for large sums over a nearly two-year period, ranging from early 2020 to late 2021. In some cases, she didn\u2019t pay them back, according to an ILGA press release.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workers told the regulator they were reluctant to say “No” to their line manager and were scared to talk about the problem with Nguyen or other colleagues because they did not want to rock the boat.<\/p>\n

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On one occasion, she cut an employee\u2019s shift short and offered to give him a ride home. After talking at length about her family problems, she asked to borrow A$1,000 (US$700) and drove him to an ATM. The employee spent months asking her for the money before she finally repaid him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Another time, she nabbed A$3,000 (US$2,100) from an employee, which she promised to pay back within two months. Five months later, the worker had received just A$1,000. At this point, she stopped answering his calls, according to ILGA.<\/p>\n

Held to Higher Standards<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During an ILGA tribunal, Nguyen said she did not feel she had abused her position to extract loans from those under her supervision. But ILGA begged to differ.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe repeated nature of the contraventions\u00a0indicates\u00a0a lack of honesty and\u00a0considerable lack of diligence or ability with respect to regulatory compliance,\u201d said ILGA chief Philip Crawford<\/a>. “The Authority revoked Ms. Nguyen\u2019s license to prevent her and others from further gambling-related harms.”<\/p>\n

At the time, Nguyen was a \u201ccasino special employee.\u201d This grade of casino worker is licensed to supervise gaming tables, equipment, and security, and to hold management positions. They are therefore held to a higher standard.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe license requires a high level of\u00a0integrity,\u00a0honest conduct,\u00a0and adherence to\u00a0the\u00a0Casino Control Act,\u201d IGLA said, standards Nguyen clearly failed to meet.<\/p>\n

Star Facing Scrutiny <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The conduct of Star Sydney operator Star Entertainment and that of its employees are under scrutiny. That’s after local media reports claimed the company has neglected its anti-money laundering obligations.<\/p>\n

Star will face a public inquiry in New South Wales following allegations its properties have \u201cenabled money laundering\u201d by organized crime.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Known criminals permitted to move large sums of money through the Star Sydney include accused drug trafficker Mende Rajkoski.<\/p>\n

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Rajkoski was the biggest slots player at the Star, once gambling $US77 million on the machines in one week, despite having a minimal income. He was arrested in June for attempting to import three tons of cocaine with a street value of US$700 million into Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meanwhile, The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>\u00a0alleged that Stars\u2019 SVP of VIP gaming Mark Walker<\/a> \u201cmaintained a secret and longstanding relationship\u201d with businessman Michael Gu.<\/p>\n

Gu is now a fugitive from justice after his iProsperity property empire collapsed last year, owing investors US$245 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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