AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND CASINO INFORMATION

========== CASINO OPERATORS ==========


== Aspinalls New Zealand Ltd.
Dunedin Casino, Dunedin, NZ

== Casinos Austria International
Casino Canberra, Canberra, AU
The Reef Hotel Casino, Cairns, AU

== Federal Pacific Hotels and Casinos, a.k.a. Federal Hotels Group, Federal Casinos
Country Club Casino, Launceston, AU
Wrest Point Casino, Hobart, AU

In the early 1980's Federal Pacific Hotels and Casinos was still Australia's only casino operator. The company had 2 casinos in Tasmania and 2 casinos in the Northern Territory. Their first casino was Wrest Point, opening in 1973, followed by Darwin in 1979 and Alice Springs and Launceston in 1981. Federal Pacific only operated these four casinos for a short period of time. The Alice Springs Federal and Mindil Beach Federal, Darwin were compulsorily acquired by the Northern Territory Government in 1984.

== Lasseters Corporation Limited
Lasseters Casino, Alice Springs, AU

== Otago Casinos
Wharf Casino, Queenstown, NZ

== PBL Group (Publishing and Broadcasting Limited)
Burswood Resort Casino, Perth, AU
Crown Casino, Melbourne, AU

== Sky City Entertainment Group
Sky City Adelaide, Adelaide, AU
Sky City Darwin, Darwin, AU
Sky City Auckland, Auckland, NZ
Sky City Hamilton, Hamilton, NZ
Christchurch Casino, Christchurch, NZ (41%)
Sky Queenstown, Queenstown, NZ (60%)

== Skyline Enterprises
Christchurch Casino, Christchurch, NZ (41%)
Sky Queenstown, Queenstown, NZ (40%)

== Tabcorp
Jupiters Townsville, Townsville, AU
Jupiters Goald Coast, Broadbeach, AU
Jupiters Treasury, Brisbane, AU
Star City, Sydney, AU

==========AUSTRALIA CASINOS ==========



Wrest Point Federal, Hobart, Tazmania - 1973-Open

Darwin Hotel Casino, Darwin, Northern Territory - 1979 - ?
Located in The Don hotel.
Became Mindil Beach Casino.

Mindil Beach Federal, Darwin, Northern Territory - 1979?-1984
Opened as Darwin Hotel Casino(?) in The Don hotel in 1979.
Moved to purpose built casino and became Mindil Beach in ?.
Became Diamond Beach Casino.

Alice Springs Federal, Alice Springs, Northern Territory - 1981-1984
Became Lasseters Casino.

Launceston Federal, Launceston, Tazmania - 1981-Open
a.k.a.Country Club Casino, Launcseton Country Club Casino.

Diamond Beach Casino, Darwin, Northern Territory - 1984 - 1995
Became MGM Grand Casion.

Lasseters Casino, Alice Springs, Northern Territory - 1984-Open

Conrad Jupiters, Broadbeach Island(Gold Coast), Broadbeach, Queensland - 1985 Open

Adelaide Casino, Adelaide, South Australia - 1985-2001
Became Sky City, Adelaide.

Burswood Island Resort, Perth, Western Australia - 1985 Open

Sheraton Breakwater, Townsville, Queensland - 1986-1999
Became Jupiters Townsville.

Casino Canberra, Canberra City, A.C.T. - 1992/1994 Open
The interim casino opened in the National Convention Center in 1992 and relocated to Glebe Park in 1994.

Conrad Treasury Casino, Brisbane, Queensland; 1995 - Open

The Reef Hotel and Casnio, Cairns, Queensland; 1996 - Open

Crown Casino, Melbourne, Victoria; 1997 - Open

Star City Casino, Syndey, New South Wales; 1997 - Open

Jupiters Townsville, Townsville, Queensland; 1999 - Open

Sky City, Adelaide, South Australia; 2001 - Open
Formerly Adelaide Casino

Sky City, Darwin, Northern Territory; 2004 - Open

MGM Grand Caasino, Darwin, Northern Territory; 1995 - 2004
Became Sky City Darwin.

Mindil Beach Casino, Darwin, Northern Territory; ? - 1984
Became Diamond Beach Caasino.

Sydney Harbour Casino, Sydney, New South Wales; ? - 1997
Temporary facility for Star City, Sydney.

The Darwin casino has an interesting history as it started off in a small hotel ( The Don ) these chips have Darwin on them. It then moved to a purpose built casino and was renamed Mindil Beach, a few years later it became Diamond Beach, about 3 years ago it became M.G.M. Grand Darwin, and about 12 months ago was bought out by a New Zealand company and is now Sky City, Darwin, -- Bob Champion

==========NEW ZEALAND CASINOS ==========



Christchurch Casino, Christchurch; 1994 - Open
Harrah’s Sky City, Auckland ; 1996 - 1998
Became Sky City, Auckland
Sky City, Auckland; 1998 - Open
Formerly Harrah's Sky City
Dunedin Casino, Dunedin; 1999 - Open
Wharf Casino, Queenstown; 1999 - Open
Sky City Alpine, Queenstown; 2000 - Open
Sky Riverside, Hamilton; ? - ?

==========MISC. ==========

Slot cards were used on gaming machines in the early 1990's in Melbourne's Tabaret gaming venue at Menzies at Rialto Hotel. This was a cashless venue and the card was used to purchase credit. Any wins were transferred to the card.


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