** Analysts at Morningstar say New South Wales's casino regulator has left the door open for Star Entertainment to return to "suitability" in Sydney, which is crucial
** Star will be able to keep its struggling Sydney casino open but has been ordered to pay a fine of A$15 million ($10.05 million), the New South Wales state gaming regulator says
** Brokerage says the second Bell inquiry's recommendations to the casino regulator were about as good as Star could have reasonably hoped for
** While Star remains unsuitable to hold its casino license, the regulator has stopped short of revoking it completely — Morningstar
** Brokerage keeps very high uncertainty rating on the stock and asks investors to apply a "wide margin of safety"
** Star needs to prove suitability to operate its casinos and recovery of earnings is highly uncertain, Morningstar adds
** Stock has fallen 43.7% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4932 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com))
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