Tag Archives: Sydney
Australia – Crown given final green light for Barangaroo
Crown Resorts has agreed to a final, binding agreement with the NSW government to facilitate the development of its VIP casino and six-star hotel at Barangaroo. The deal will allow for the licensing of Sydney’s second casino, although Crown won’t be allowed to offer low-limit bets on table games or pokies with the venue only…
Australia – The Star facing legal action over promotional lottery payouts
The Star casino is facing legal action from The Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing amid claims the casino operator broke laws designed to combat problem gambling. The investigation into the Sydney casinos follows a promotional lottery to celebrate Chinese New Year, which ran from February 1 to March 13. It was open to VIP customers who…
Australia – Crown wants smoking across VIP Sydney casino
James Packer’s Crown Resorts wants the New South Wales government to allow smoking across the whole of the gaming floor at its proposed Crown Sydney casino. Crown’s concept for a VIP only casino at Barangnaroo was conditionally approved by NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell last week. It wants to open a 24 hour-a-day gaming area of…
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…
