Bruce Mathieson, who operates poker machine and pub empire Australian Liquor and Hospitality with Woolworths, holds about a 10 per cent share in Star and has been interested in buying the Gold Coast casino. "What we would want to see is the government work to make that process as quick as possible, while still ensuring that any new operator is compliant with the regulations and the legislation." He said the government would also need to move quickly to approve a new operator should there be a sale. She said if this eventuated the administrator would try to find a way to sell the company, or Blackcoin parts it that are unprofitable, and then see if it could continue in a smaller way to be successful. "It's going to be important for both government and the Star casino, or whoever ends up taking that over, for it to be an ongoing viable solution." United Workers Union welcomed the deal for the 9,000 employees across the group who could have been left high and dry if it collapsed.