{"id":21325,"date":"2021-08-10T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=21325"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:47:21","slug":"australia-star-queensland-reopens-as-reef-casino-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-star-queensland-reopens-as-reef-casino-closes","title":{"rendered":"Australia: Star Queensland reopens as Reef Casino closes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Star Entertainment Group has reopened its venue in Queensland while Reef Casino Trust has closed its property in Cairns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- As Australia continues to<strong>&nbsp;struggle with Covid-19 outbreaks<\/strong>, some states go into new lockdowns while others reopen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Star Entertainment Group&#8217;s Queensland venue has reopened <\/strong>with a capacity of one person per four square metres indoors and one person per 2 metres outside. Visitors must wear masks and must be seated while eating or drinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-sydney-casino-to-remain-closed-until-august-28\">Star Sydney<\/a>, it will remain closed until August 28 after the New South Wales government announced an extension of Covid-19 countermeasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Reef Casino Trust<\/strong>&#8216;s property in Cairns has closed its doors until next Wednesday due to countermeasures there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Melbourne,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/crown-melbourne-to-be-closed-until-august-12\">Crown Resorts<\/a> has ceased operations until August 12 under a 7-day lockdown imposed by the Victorian government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino operator said&nbsp;<strong>gaming activities, food and beverage, retail, banqueting and conference facilities<\/strong>&nbsp;other than for the provision of takeaway and delivery have ceased. Hotel accommodation is still being provided for approved purposes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Star Entertainment Group has reopened its venue in Queensland while Reef Casino Trust has closed its property in Cairns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Australian casino operators are navigating varied COVID-19 countermeasures, leading to significant operational disruptions. The Star Entertainment Group's Queensland venue has reopened with capacity restrictions, while its Sydney property remains closed. Concurrently, Reef Casino Trust's Cairns property and Crown Resorts' Melbourne operations have ceased due to regional lockdowns, impacting gaming, F&B, and retail verticals.","focusai_entities":"The Star Entertainment Group, Reef Casino Trust, Crown Resorts","focusai_location":"Australia, Queensland, Cairns, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne, Victoria","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.85), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Impact?","query":"What is the projected GGR impact for Q3 2021 for The Star Entertainment Group and Crown Resorts given these extended closures?"},{"label":"Governance Framework Adaptation?","query":"How are operators adapting their governance frameworks to manage rapid shifts in regional regulatory compliance for venue operations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,28],"tags":[21252,23871],"class_list":["post-21325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-casino-news","tag-reef-hotel-casino","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325","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=21325"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21354,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21325\/revisions\/21354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}