Tag Archives: Gold Coast
Australia – The Star Gold Coast to open The Darling this month
The Star Gold Coast’s new luxury hotel, The Darling, will officially open on March 22, 2018, with the aim of delivering a world-class facility to the Gold Coast. The 17-storey hotel located at the front of the iconic Broadbeach Island property boasts 57 spacious suites ranging in size from 70 square metres to a stunning…
Australia – Queensland Premier pulls the plug on ASF’s Gold Coast plans
Just days after US casino giant Caesars was named as the likely operating force behind ASF Consortium’s A$3bn casino resort planned for Southport Spit on Australia’s Gold Coast, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has pulled the plug. In what has been a described as a political move to win votes, Premier Palaszczuk scrapped the project despite…
Australia – Caesars reported to have signed Gold Coast deal with ASF
Media outlets in Australia are reporting that Caesars Entertainment has struck a deal with the Chinese developer behind the ASF Consortium which is building a casino resort on the Gold Coast waterfront. The inclusion of the Las Vegas-based casino giant has brought a new dimension to the blueprints for the Gold Coast. Caesars is believed…
Australia – Crown still interested in ASF’s Gold Coast opportunity
Crown Resorts is still interested in being the casino operator behind ASF Consortium’s $3bn Gold Coast Integrated Resort. Despite weeks of media speculation concerning the financial viability of ASF Group, one of the expected members of the ASF Consortium, a source close to the deal has confirmed that Crown is still at the table. “Crown…
Australia – ASF says Gold Coast casino blueprint won’t be affected by Beijing
Plans unveiled last year by ASF Consortium for Australia’s latest A$3bn ($2.3bn) casino resort will be unaffected by a crackdown by the Chinese government on foreign companies looking to market casinos to VIP players in China. Crown revealed last month that VIP turnover for its Australian resorts had been massively affected by China’s current stance…
Australia – ASF Consortia presents plans for $3bn Gold Coast casino
Chinese-owned ASF Consortia has unveiled its latest concept plan to deliver a new world-class $3bn coastal icon and casino earmarked to become the largest tourism project on the Gold Coast in decades. The group has been in discussion with Crown Resorts, who is expected to operate the casino. The timing of this latest announcement, which…
Australia – Crown Resorts linked with ASF’s Gold Coast project
Reports in the Australian media are linking Crown Resorts to a casino already approved but yet to be built in Queensland. In August 2015 the state government in Queensland approved a A$2bn project by a ASF Consortium on the Gold Coast’s Main Beach. One newspaper report in The Australian has said that Crown wants to…
Australia – Echo to rebrand to Star Entertainment Group
Echo Entertainment Group is asking its shareholders to approve a rebranding of the entire company to Star Entertainment Group when it holds its AGM in November, in a move which will see its individual casinos rebranding to reflect their connection to the flagship casino The Star in Sydney. Echo Chairman, John O’Neill AO, confirmed that…
Australia – Jupiters to sponsor Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Echo Entertainment’s Gold Coast property, Jupiters Hotel & Casino, has become the first Official Partner of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The iconic Gold Coast landmark confirmed last week that a new six-star, 17-storey all-suite hotel tower, part of an overall $345, redevelopment, will open at the front of the existing hotel in the…
