Casino precincts and tourism: gambling our way to prosperity?
Last month Queensland Premier Campbell Newman called for expressions of interest to develop a major integrated resort casino precinct within the Brisbane CBD. The janda selot vision is for a new casino surrounded by six star hotels and upmarket retail, restaurant, convention and entertainment facilities. This will potentially be one of up to three janda slot login integrated resort casino projects planned for Queensland. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney suggested the developments would provide a significant boost to the state’s economy through the construction and future tourism that would flow. The initiative comes on the back of plans by NSW for a A$1.5 billion integrated resort casino project at janda selot Barangaroo in Sydney. This project was awarded to James Packer’s Crown Limited and is to include a 60-storey tower, a six-star hotel and associated facilities. Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Pascoe described the bidding process for the Barangaroo project as “fl...