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 attracting on average nearly 200,000 visitors daily.
The complex was designed by multiple architects including award winning Daryl Jackson, it was opened in 1997 - and the casino reloacted there. 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 'Atrium', this enormous hall, situated at the entrance to the complex, boasts a sound and picture display under the themes of the four seasons.
Crown Entertainment Complex 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 and bowling alley. Crown Casino is a unit of the Australian media conglomerate PBL.
Actress Rachel Griffiths infamously ran through the casino topless on its opening night in 1997.
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Crown Casino is the largest Casino in Australia and was opened in 1991, and moved to the new complex at Southbank in 1997. It was originally founded, owned and run by Lloyd Williams until the Packer takeover by PBL in 1998. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. On these days Crown is closed from 4am and re opens 12 noon.
Crown provides 6 main casino games including Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow, Poker, 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.
The regulator overseeing the Casino's activities, and to whom grievances can be addressed to is the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation. The VCGR regularly monitor the casino's operations making sure Crown conform with Victorian Gambling laws. [1] Several times Crown have been charged and fined for breaches of the Casino Control Act 1991.[2]
The Crown Casino have a rewards program called "Crown Club" where by playing both Poker Machines and Table Games earns the player points on the card for credit or other bonuses[3]
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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.
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- CrownCasino.com.au - Official website
- Disability information
- Police ban crime figures from Crown Casino (from ABC News)
- Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from Google Maps or Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps
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| Buildings | Arts Centre Spire · Crown Casino · Federation Square · Flinders Street Station · Luna Park · Melbourne Central · Melbourne Cricket Ground · Parliament House · Queen Victoria Market · Rialto Towers · Royal Exhibition Building · Shrine of Remembrance · Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
| Precincts | Chinatown · Melbourne Docklands · Southbank · St Kilda |
| Nature and Parks | Birrarung Marr · Carlton Gardens · Fitzroy Gardens · Royal Botanic Gardens |
| Cultural Institutions | Melbourne Zoo · Melbourne Museum · National Gallery of Victoria · State Library of Victoria · Victorian Arts Centre |
| Transportation | Flinders Street Station · Melbourne Airport · Southern Cross Station |
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Subscription Television Assets: Foxtel (25% stake) | Premier Media Group (50% stake) |
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