When Star announced its intentions to sell its Sheraton Gold Coast position, the firm said the listing price was AU$200 million. The company announced Monday that it’s reached an agreement with the Karedis and Laundy families, two prominent business families with significant holdings in the liquor and hospitality industries, to sell Star’s 50% stake in the hotel for AU$192 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The sale represents a price of more than $650K per room. The transaction also represents a 21x multiple on the hotel’s most recent annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA).<\/p>\n
\nWe had it in due diligence at AU$200 million last year. It’s still a really good price,” real etstae agent Sam McVay, who co-listed the property, told the Australian Financial Review<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
McVay added that the two families beat out a bid from Hawaii-based hotelier Outrigger Hospitality Group. The AFR, <\/i>in its 2023 “Rich List,” valued the Laundry and Karedis families respectively at AU$1.5 billion and AU$972 million.<\/p>\nTax Responsibility<\/b><\/h2>\n
Along with the financial penalties levied by state regulators, Star could soon be on the hook for higher taxes, as officials in NSW are working to implement a higher levy on slot machine revenue.<\/p>\n
Star owns and operates The Star Sydney in NSW, which generates the most annual gaming revenue in the company’s portfolio. The company’s other asset, along with The Star Gold Coast and the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Center, is Treasury Brisbane in Queensland.<\/p>\n
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NSW officials have proposed increasing the state’s tax on slot machine win from 32% to 60%. Since Star’s rival in NSW, the Crown Sydney, doesn’t offer slot machines, the state’s gaming tax hike suggestion would only apply to The Star Sydney.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Star officials are naturally fighting the proposal.<\/p>\n
“If implemented as originally proposed, the additional duty would significantly challenge the economic viability of the Sydney business and put the jobs of up to 4,000 hard-working Sydney employees in jeopardy,” said Robbie Cooke, Star CEO. “We will continue to engage with the new NSW government to guarantee the jobs of our team members while working hard to implement the significant reforms required to restore The Star to suitability and to ensure it remains a valuable contributor to the NSW economy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Aussie casino giant Star Entertainment Group is unloading its ownership position in the Sheraton Grand Mirage, Gold Coast, hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":279032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069,13592],"tags":[81985,82243,84620,84913,85512,85482,82763],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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