A | Sydney, Oct 17 (UNI) Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment Group has been fined $62 million for failing to stop money laundering at its Sydney casino. The group's licence to operate the casino has also been suspended. The record penalties were announced in response to a damning inquiry in New South Wales (NSW) earlier this year, the BBC said. The fine announced on Monday is the maximum allowed, but the regulator stopped short of removing Star's licence altogether, to protect thousands of jobs. Under the conditions of the suspension, the casino will still operate under a manager appointed by the regulator. From Friday the Star will not be able to run the casino on its own until it can "earn" its licence back, NSW Independent Casino Commission chief Philip Crawford said. The inquiry earlier this year led to the resignations of Star's former chief executive Matt Bekier. Its final report, handed down last month, found the Star was not fit to hold a casino licence in NSW. Casino operators in Australia have been under great pressure to reform their gambling operations following reports of widespread criminal activity. A public inquiry earlier this year heard the Star had allowed money laundering and organised crime to infiltrate their Sydney casino, taking a "cavalier" approach to governance and at times making deliberate steps to cover its tracks. In response to the report, the Star Entertainment Group said it had taken "significant and urgent remedial steps" and would do "whatever necessary" to restore its suitability to run the casino. The Star entered a trading halt on Monday morning, which is set to last until Wednesday. After a similar inquiry in Queensland, The Star was earlier this month also found unsuitable to run its three casinos in that state. Media investigations have aired allegations of misconduct at various casinos around Australia in recent years, including at those owned by the country's largest gaming and entertainment group - Crown Resorts. UNI ING。 刚才，台湾花莲又地震了！中国地震台网正式测定：4月23日8时4分在台湾花莲县（北纬23.87度，东经121.59度）发生6.0级地震，震源深度10千米。 今天凌晨，台湾花莲发生2次超6级地震： 4月23日2时26分在台湾花莲县海域（北纬23.70度，东经121.68度）发生6.3级地震，震源深度10千米。 4月23日2时32分在台湾花莲县（北纬23.81度，东经121.53度）发生6.2级地震，震源深度10千米。 地震造成台湾花莲县摇晃剧烈，台北市也有明显震感。
B | 此后，台湾花莲县多次发生5级以上地震。
C | 台湾气象部门表示，花莲从昨晚出现频繁、连续地震，都是本月初4月3日花莲大地震的余震，迄今已总共有1000多次的余震。4月3日的花莲强震当时造成了17人死亡，1155人受伤，2人至今失联。 据央视消息，因地震不断发生，台湾花莲县今天停班停课。 （中国小康网综合中国地震台网、央视新闻客户端、@人民日报）。
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