{"id":19585,"date":"2021-06-29T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=19585"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:07:06","slug":"australia-casinos-in-queensland-to-close-amid-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-casinos-in-queensland-to-close-amid-covid-19-outbreak","title":{"rendered":"Australia: casinos in Queensland to close amid Covid-19 outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casinos in Queensland have been ordered to temporarily close for a snap three-day lockdown due to a rise in Covid-19 cases amid the arrival of the Delta strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.- Authorities have ordered<strong>\u00a0The Treasury Brisbane, The Star Gold Coast <\/strong>and <strong>The Ville Resort-casino<\/strong>\u00a0to close for a snap three-day lockdown that aims to quash an outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant in the state of Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the casino operators initially expected to only reduce their operating capacities, the government has taken a stricter decision as<strong>\u00a0two Covid-19 cases<\/strong>\u00a0were detected in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the areas under the new restrictions are Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Redlands, Moreton, Somerset and Logan. Residents must\u00a0<strong>stay at home except for essential reasons<\/strong> and must wear face masks outside of their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A similar decision was taken in Sydney, where&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-star-sydney-closes-until-july-2-amid-rise-in-covid-19-cases\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Star<\/a>&nbsp;will remain closed until at least July 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sydney, lockdown rules will remain until July 9 in some areas. People can only leave their homes for essential purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Star Sydney will continue to&nbsp;<strong>pay staff during the seven-day closure<\/strong>. The company said it will remain committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of its team members and guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, local media reported that&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/authorities-to-check-if-sydney-venues-are-complying-with-covid-rules\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">authorities will check hospitality venues<\/a>&nbsp;in Sydney are complying with Covid-19 rules.&nbsp;<strong>Liquor and Gaming NSW<\/strong>&nbsp;will be in charge of inspections with around 40 inspectors dedicated to the task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-melbourne-closure-extended-until-june-10\">Crown Melbourne<\/a>\u00a0was allowed to reopen its hotel and food and beverage facilities on June 11 after a two-week lockdown but\u00a0<strong>the Victorian Government has not granted the casino permission\u00a0<\/strong>to resume its gaming activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crown said it would\u00a0<strong>continue to financially support staff\u00a0<\/strong>who remain stood down, including the majority of gaming operational staff, by paying an additional discretionary payment. This includes eligible casual staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casinos in Queensland have been ordered to temporarily close for a snap three-day lockdown due to a rise in Covid-19 cases amid the arrival of the Delta strain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Casinos in Queensland, including The Treasury Brisbane, The Star Gold Coast, and The Ville Resort-casino, have been ordered to temporarily close for a three-day lockdown due to a rise in COVID-19 Delta variant cases. This follows similar operational disruptions in Sydney, affecting The Star Sydney, and ongoing gaming restrictions for Crown Melbourne, highlighting significant regulatory and operational challenges for Australian casino operators.","focusai_entities":"The Treasury Brisbane, The Star Gold Coast, The Ville Resort-casino, Annastacia Palaszczuk, The Star Sydney, Liquor and Gaming NSW, Crown Melbourne, Crown","focusai_location":"Queensland, Australia, Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Redlands, Moreton, Somerset, Logan, Sydney, Victoria, Melbourne","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected daily Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) loss for The Star Entertainment Group and Crown Resorts across their affected properties during these lockdown periods, and how will this impact their Q3\/Q4 financial guidance?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might these recurring, localized operational shutdowns influence the long-term regulatory frameworks for land-based casinos in Australia, particularly concerning business continuity planning and force majeure clauses in licensing agreements?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,28,158],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-19585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-casino-news","category-slider-home","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19585"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19608,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19585\/revisions\/19608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}