{"id":6059,"date":"2020-04-29T12:09:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T12:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:38:57","slug":"brisbane-casino-2500-slots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/brisbane-casino-2500-slots","title":{"rendered":"New Brisbane casino to feature 2,500 slot machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Queen&#8217;s Wharf will open in 2022 and feature 800 more slot machines than the current Brisbane casino license holder, The Treasury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.- A new AU$ 3.6 billion casino in Brisbane, Australia will feature an estimated 2,500 slot machines according to the Managing Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em><strong>Queen&#8217;s Wharf<\/strong><\/em>, which will open in 2022, will feature 800 more slot machines than the current Brisbane casino license holder, The Treasury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based right next to the Brisbane River, Star Entertainment Group originally won the rights to develop an Integrated Resort back in 2015, while construction began in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Star Queensland Managing Director, Geoff Hogg, confirmed the 800 additional slot machines, while also adding information regarding the future closure of The Treasury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said: &#8220;There has been no change to the casino\u2019s licensing conditions, so Brisbane will still be having only one casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;So when the new Queen&#8217;s Wharf development opens, the existing casino will close and the new casino will open.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-casino-workforce\">Star Entertainment laid off 90 per cent of its workforce<\/a><\/em><\/strong> due to the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen&#8217;s Wharf will open in 2022 and feature 800 more slot machines than the current Brisbane casino license holder, The Treasury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"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":"Star Entertainment Group's AU$3.6 billion Queen's Wharf integrated resort in Brisbane, Australia, is set to open in 2022, featuring 2,500 slot machines. 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