Tag Archives: Echo Entertainment
Australia – Barangaroo gets NSW nod over Star renovations
James Packer’s Crown Resorts has taken a critical step forward in its quest to build and operate a A$1bn VIP casino resort on the Barangaroo harbour in Sydney with New South Wales politicians voting it as the preferred option ahead of a rival, A$1.1bn bid by Echo Entertainment to redevelop the existing Star Casino. New…
Australia – Sydney’s gaming future to be decided on July 4
The battle over VIP gamblers in Sydney is set to come to a climatic conclusion on July 4 with a cabinet meeting called to cast a final decision on whether Crown Resorts will get the green light for its $1.5bn Barangaroo project or whether The Star will maintain its monopoly along with the approval to…
Australia – The Star looks to blow Crown out of the water
Echo Entertainment is looking to scupper Crown’s plans for a VIP, six star casino resort in the Barangaroo area of Sydney with the launch of its own plans for Australia’s first ‘Connected Integrated Resort.’ Group Chairman John O’Neill and CEO John Redmond said that Echo’s expansion plans for its existing The Star would require a total investment…
