Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex
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Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia welcoming 140,000 visitors daily.
Designed by multiple architects including award winning Daryl Jackson it was opened in 1997. The complex is one of the central features of the popular Southbank area in the central business district and Crown Promenade fronts onto the waterfront as part of Southbank Promenade.
The Crown Casino includes two hotel towers, a number of exclusive fashion stores, top class restaurants, food courts, cinema complex and more. A notable feature is its entrance, commonly known as the 'light room', this enormous hall, situated at the entrance to the complex, boasts a sound and picture display under the themes of the four seasons.
The two hotel towers are named Crown Towers Hotel and Crown Promenade Hotel. The Crown Towers Hotel happens to be the tallest hotel tower in Australia and one of the most luxurious. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River overlooking the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip Bay and Docklands.
Like many other Australian casinos, Crown is notable for the fact it did not follow the American Casino model whereby the gaming floors are located at the entrance, rather it can be a family venue and teenage hangout due to the gaming floors being enclosed.
Crown provides several traditional casino games including Blackjack, Baccarat, and Roulette but it was also the founder of an electronic version of Roulette known as Rapid Roulette. Rapid Roulette is essentially the same as traditional roulette but rather than players placing bets on a layout, all gaming takes place on a personal electronic touch screen connected to a central roulette wheel. The benefit of this is that the player has easy access to the entire betting layout, and due to the electronic nature of the game, it is both fast and accurate. Rapid Roulette has been in use for several years, and recently Rapid Bigwheel and Rapid Sicbo have been developed.
Crown also boasts one of the largest Poker Rooms in the World outside of the United States.
Crown Casino is a popular destination for youth, as the complex incorporates several nightclubs, fast food restaurants and youth oriented shops and is home to a popular electronic games arena, Galactic Circus. Crown Casino is a unit of the Australian media conglomerate PBL.
[edit] External links
- CrownCasino.com.au - Official website
- Disability information
- Police ban crime figures from Crown Casino (from ABC News)
- Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
| Melbourne landmarks | |
|---|---|
| Buildings | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Royal Exhibition Building | Arts Centre Spire | Flinders Street Station | Federation Square | Crown Casino | Shrine of Remembrance | Luna Park | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Rialto Towers | Melbourne Central | Queen Victoria Market |
| Precincts | Chinatown | Melbourne Docklands | Southbank | St Kilda |
| Nature and Parks |
Royal Botanic Gardens | Fitzroy Gardens | Birrarung Marr | Carlton Gardens |
| Cultural Institutions | Melbourne Zoo | Melbourne Museum | National Gallery of Victoria | Victorian Arts Centre | State Library of Victoria |
| Transportation | Tullamarine Airport | Southern Cross Station | Flinders Street Station |
