The Star Casino Review Overlooking Darling Harbour in Pyrmont, Sydney, The Star Sydney is the second largest casino in Australia, with only Melbourne 's Crown Casino being bigger. It is owned and operated by Star Entertainment, along with the Star Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane.
The Star, Sydney | |
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Location | Pyrmont, Sydney, Australia |
Opening date | 13 September 1995 |
Owner | Star Entertainment Group |
Architect | Philip Cox |
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Renovated in | 2009–2011 A$961 million |
Coordinates | 33°52.1′S151°11.7′E / 33.8683°S 151.1950°ECoordinates: 33°52.1′S151°11.7′E / 33.8683°S 151.1950°E |
Website | www.star.com.au |
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- The Star Sydney (formerly Star City Casino and prior to that, Sydney Harbour Casino) in Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after Melbourne's Crown Casino.Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star, owned by Star Entertainment Group features two gaming floors, eight bars, seven restaurants, 351 hotel rooms and 130 serviced and privately owned apartments.
The Star Sydney (formerly Star City Casino and prior to that, Sydney Harbour Casino) in Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after Melbourne's Crown Casino. Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star, owned by Star Entertainment Group features two gaming floors, eight bars, seven restaurants, 351 hotel rooms and 130 serviced and privately owned apartments. It also includes the 2,000 seat Sydney Lyric theatre and Event Centre. Its gaming operations are overseen and controlled by the New South Wales Casino Control Authority and is licensed to be the only legal casino in New South Wales. In late 2007, it was granted a 12-year extension of its exclusivity and licence.[1]
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In December 1994, a consortium of Leighton Properties and Showboat was announced by the NSW Casino Control Authority as the successful applicant for New South Wales’ first casino licence.[2][3] A temporary casino was opened by Acting Prime MinisterKim Beazley on 13 September 1995 on the site of former wharves 12/13. The permanent casino, designed by Sydney architect, Philip Cox,[4] opened in November 1997, was one of the largest building projects ever carried out in Australia.[5] The complex is now owned by The Star Entertainment Group.[6]
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Gaming[edit]
The harbour side of The Star
The harbour side of Star City Casino prior to expansion
The Star, a light rail station on the Dulwich Hill Line, provides direct access
The casino features two gaming floors — the main gaming floor on level one for general entry and the Sovereign Room on level three. The Sovereign Room table bet ranges from $25 to $75,000 and also contains the Inner Sanctum, with table bet ranges of $100 to $500,000. The two areas are only available to high rollers and international guests following an application for membership and review by The Star's management. The Inner Sanctum pits are frequently used for junket players. Star City returned to junket play in 2005 after taking a number of large losses in 2002.
Recent rebuilding works have added extra gaming areas for the main gaming floor with the addition of the Oasis Lounge and the 36 Degrees Bar although these new areas have not increased the number of tables or machines available in total. The main gaming floor is divided into three major parts — Table Games, Electronic Gaming, and Poker. The number of poker tables has been steadily increased and now stands at 40 tables.
The Sovereign Room has been upgraded and now includes four additional private gaming rooms and extra dining and lounge[clarification needed] amenities. These extensions have an estimated cost of $7,000,000. Another recent upgrade is the addition of a new 'ultra exclusive' area directly above the Sovereign Room called the Chairmans Lounge. This is accessed by invitation only, and there are currently fewer than 500 Diamond Card Members that are entitled to use the Chairmans Lounge. Star City has recently opened the sports bar as well.
Table games[edit]
The Star provides many traditional casino games, including Mini Baccarat, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud, Craps, Pai Gow, Poker, Pontoon, Roulette, Rapid(semi-electronic) Roulette, Sic Bo and Three card poker
Two-Up was available at Star City but was removed at the end of October 2003 as the game was not considered to be economically viable. The pit typically required three dealers and two games supervisors, consequently management felt that returns were not as high as they could be and with Tabcorp insisting on large reductions in overheads and increased profit, this iconic game was closed.
In December 2005, a new game Double-Chance was trialed but was discontinued soon after; Players, referring to the games high house advantage, dubbed the game 'No-Chance'.
At the end of 2006, Star City introduced a new game, three card baccarat, following minor reorganization of its main gaming floor in preparation for the smoking ban in July 2007 and planned extensions to its gaming floors. This game was also removed from the floor shortly after due to lack of interest from players.
Electronic gaming[edit]
The Star provides a selection of electronic gaming machines, including slot machines, bingo, rapid roulette and video poker machines. Rapid Big Wheel was introduced in early 2006 to replace the often slow-paced table game version, which has now been reintroduced, and the Rapid Big Wheel removed in August 2007. The Star has just over 1490 electronic gaming machines but is limited to a maximum 1500.
Security[edit]
As in most casinos, the gaming floors of the venue are constantly monitored by a security camera system. Cameras mounted on the roof and in the table signs are used to ensure that all actions are logged. The footage can be used to settle player disputes, identify cheating, and be used in the Australian court system for prosecution.
In 2000 the $500 chips were removed from the casino after fraudulent chips were found. Some chips did make their way into the bank due to limited security features on the chips.
Restaurants and bars[edit]
The Star has a large variety of restaurants including five star fine dining. Not all the restaurants are managed by The Star with a number of outlets being privately managed. The Star's Harvest Buffet is known for its all you can eat buffet with seafood buffet over the weekend.
The Star operates eight bars within the complex with a further two outlets designated as bars and another two external independent outlets able to serve alcohol. Bars within the gaming area are not accessible to minors (persons under 18). Some bars have live entertainment, mostly on weekends. The Lagoon Bar and Glo Bar closed in 2009 as part of the refurbishment project
Marquee[edit]
A new nightclub, called Marquee, opened on 31 March 2012.[7]
Redevelopment[edit]
In 2009, Tabcorp, the then-owners of Star City, announced an A$475 million refurbishment and expansion program called Project Star which involved the re-orientation of the casino towards Sydney Harbour, including a new 'iconic' entrance as well as a drop-off zone on the harbour side of the casino site. Work began in late 2009 and was completed late 2012.[8] Despite initial cost estimates, according to Echo Entertainment Group CEO, Larry Mullin the final cost was estimated to be around A$961 million.[9] On 16 September 2011, the casino reopened under the name 'The Star'.[10]
Views of The Star from Sydney Tower before and after the redevelopment.
Popular culture[edit]
The venue has featured awards nights including playing host to the annual film and television AACTA Awards. The first 12 episodes of the 2005-06 Australian television series Joker Poker was filmed in a private gaming room at the casino. The game was dealt by experienced The Star croupiers; however the show was not a success. Also filmed there were several episodes of Beauty and the Geek Australia. The now defunct Ralph magazine shot its swimsuit model of the year competition at Turbines Health Club (pool and gym for the hotel and apartments).
References[edit]
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- ^'About Us, Our Projects'. Leighton Properties. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^'Leighton to sell $48m stake in casino management company'. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2003. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^'Casinos and stadiums: Philip Cox'. Inside the collection. Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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- ^'The Star Entertainment Group'. The Star. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^Sharp, Annette; Christie, Joel; Harris, Amy (23 March 2012). 'The Star recruits young celebs to promote new nightclub Marquee'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 March 2012.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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- ^Jensen, Erik (16 September 2011). 'Star basks in new light over the harbour'. Sydney Morning Herald.
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Traded as | ASX: SGR |
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Industry | Gambling, Tourism |
Founded | 2011; 9 years ago |
Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
Area served | Australia |
John O'Neill (Chairman) Matt Bekier (CEO) | |
Revenue | A$2.3 billion |
Number of employees | 8,000 |
Divisions | |
Website | StarEntertainmentGroup.com.au |
The Star Entertainment Group Limited is one of Australia's largest gaming and entertainment groups (ASX: SGR). In June 2011 Tabcorp Holdings demerged its casinos operations which resulted in Tabcorp’s casinos business being separately listed as Echo Entertainment Group Limited (ASX: EGP). The existing wagering, media, gaming, and Keno businesses were retained by Tabcorp.[1] In November 2015 The Star Entertainment Group parent company name changed from Echo Entertainment Group Limited to The Star Entertainment Group Limited following shareholder approval at the 2015 Annual General Meeting.
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Holdings[edit]
The Star Entertainment is an ASX 100 listed company. It owns and operates three major Australian casinos and hotels.
- Treasury Casino & Hotel in Brisbane[2]
- The Star Gold Coast on the Gold Coast
- The Star, Sydney[3]
The Star Entertainment Group also manages the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre on behalf of the Queensland Government.[4]
Development[edit]
The Star Entertainment Group commenced an $870 million transformation and redevelopment of The Star in Sydney in 2012. In 2013 Echo Entertainment had a $345 million program of work underway to refurbish and expand Jupiters Hotel & Casino on the Gold Coast. The refurbishment of the existing hotel and casino complex is one of the biggest hotel refurbishments ever undertaken in Australia. In September 2015 Echo Entertainment announced that its Queensland property Jupiters Hotel & Casino, as the First Official Partner of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Queen's Wharf Brisbane[edit]
Demolition of government buildings in George Street, August 2017
Construction site in William Street, October 2019
The Queensland Government announced on 20 July 2015 that Echo Entertainment as 50% joint venture partner of the 'Destination Brisbane Consortium' was the preferred tenderer for Queen's Wharf, Brisbane, beating rival Crown Resorts. The development will feature 2000 apartments and 1100 new hotel rooms in the . Echo has two Hong-Kong based joint venture partners Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium. The two joint venture partners will each contribute 25 per cent of the capital to develop the integrated resort and will also jointly pay for the apartment and broader Queen's Wharf developments. The development will include four, five and six-star hotels including the Ritz-Carlton and Rosewood. A feature of the development is stated to be the area along the river front equalling 12 football fields of public space. PremierAnnastacia Palaszczuk stated that the integrated resort and casino would transform Brisbane's CBD in the same way the South Bank development did after Expo88 almost 30 years ago. The project will create 3000 constructions jobs and 8,000 permanent jobs. The economic modelling indicates a $1.69 billion annual increase in Queensland tourism and 1.39 million additional tourist visitors per annum.[5][6] The Courier-Mail stated that $3 billion project is the biggest and most grandiose infrastructure development ever undertaken in the state’s capital.[7]The Australian Financial Review stated that the $2 billion Queen's Wharf is Brisbane's version of Sydney's Barangaroo stating that the available public realm is massive 'bigger than Barangaroo' quoting Urbis (consulting firm) which has estimated that at a peak capacity up to 190,000 people could fit into the site for events.[8]
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Award Winning Properties and Restaurants[edit]
The Star Entertainment Group is the recipient of a large number of awards across its three properties:
The Star, Sydney[edit]
- Momofuku - Best Restaurant Bar - SMH Good Food Guide 2015
- Momofuku - Three Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2015
- Momofuku - Three Chef’s Hats - SMH Good Food Guide 2015, 2014, 2013
- Momofuku - Restaurant of the Year - Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2014
- Momofuku - Gault & Millau Sydney Restaurant Guide 2014: 5 Hats
- Momofuku - Best New Restaurant - SMH Good Food Guide 2013
- Momofuku - Restaurant of the Year - Time Out Awards 2013
- Momofuku - Best New Restaurant - Gourmet Traveller Awards 2013
- Momofuku - Two Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2013
- Momofuku - One Glass - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2012
- Momofuku - The Hottest Restaurant in Australia - The Australian Hot 50 Awards 2012
- Momofuku - The Hottest Restaurant in NSW - The Australian Hot 50 Awards 2012
- Momofuku - The Australian - Hottest Restaurant of the Year 2012
- BLACK by ezard - One Chefs Hat - SMH Good Food Guide 2015, 2013
- BLACK by ezard - Three Stars - World's best Wine List, The World of Fine Wine 2014
- BLACK by ezard - Three Chef’s Hats, Gault&Millau Sydney Restaurant Guide 2014
- BLACK by ezard - Best of Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator Restaurant Wine List Awards 2014, 2012
- BLACK by ezard - Hot Talent - Michael Chiem - Time Out Sydney Bar Awards 2013
- BLACK by ezard - Three Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2013, 2012
- BLACK by ezard - Young Waiter of the Year - Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Awards 2012
- Balla - One Chefs Hat - SMH Good Food Guide 2015
- Balla - Two Chef’s Hats, Gault&Millau Sydney Restaurant Guide 2014
- Balla - Three Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2012, 2013, 2014
- Balla - Two Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2015
- Balla - One Glass - Award of Excellence Wine Spectator 2014
- Balla - Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator's Restaurant Wine List Awards 2014
- Balla - Best New Restaurants of 2012: Hot tables - Conde Nast Traveller
- Balla - Best International Hotel Restaurant Wine List - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2012
- Balla - Best of Award - Wine Spectator Restaurant Wine List Awards 2012
- Sokyo - Two Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide 2015
- Sokyo - One Chefs Hat - SMH Good Food Guide 2015, 2014
- Sokyo - Two Glasses - Australian's Wine List of the Year Awards 2014
- Sokyo - One Chefs Hat - The Australian Good Food and Travel Guide 2013
- Sokyo - Two Glasses - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2013
- Sokyo - One Goblet - Gourmet Traveller Wine List of the Year Awards 2012
- The Darling - Best International New Hotel for Construction & Design - International Hotel Awards 2013, 2012
- The Darling - Best New Hotel Construction & Design, Australia - International Hotel Awards 2013, 2012
- The Darling - Best New Hotel Construction & Design, Asia Pacific - International Hotel Awards 2013, 2012
- The Darling - Best Tech Hotel - Hotel Management Awards 2012
- The Darling - Top 60 Best New Hotels in the World - Conde Nast Traveller 2012
- The Darling - Luxury Design Hotel – Australasia & Oceania - World Luxury Hotel Awards 2012
- Balla - Winner - Interior Fitouts $300,001 - $5,000,000 - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- BLACK by ezard - Winner - Interior Fitouts $500,001-$10,000,001 - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- Sovereign Lakes - Winner - Best Interior Fitout $5,000,000 - $10,000,000 - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- The Darling Suites - Winner - Best Interior Fitout $10,000,001 - $15,000,000 - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- Main Gaming Floor Suites - Winner - Best club/entertainment Refurbishment $20,000,000 - $120,000,000 - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- The Darling - Winner - Best Hospitality Buildings - Construction - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- The Star - Winner - Best club/Entertainment Refurbishment - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2012
- Cherry - Winner - Construction for interior fitout - MBA Excellence Awards - NSW 2011
- The Star - Winner for Commercial Large Project Category - NSW - NECA Excellence Awards 2011
- The Star - Construction Excellence Award 2011 - ANCR (Australian National Construction Review)
- The Star - Australasia's Leading Casino Resort - World Travel Awards 2012
- Marquee - Nightclub of the Year - Best in Sydney Awards, Alternative Media Group 2013, 2012
- Marquee - Nightclub of the Year - Australian Bartender Magazine Awards 2013, 2012
The Star Gold Coast[edit]
- Kiyomi - 'Best Prestige Restaurant' - Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence
- Kiyomi - 'Chef of The Year' - Chase Kojima- Australian Hotels Association 2015 National Awards for Excellence
- Kiyomi - Chef's Hat - Brisbane Good Food Guide Awards
- Kiyomi - 'Best new restaurant' - 2015 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for Queensland
- Cucina Vivo - Best Restaurant – Accommodation Division - Australian Hotels Association 2015 National Awards for Excellence
- Cucina Vivo - Finalist- 'Best Restaurant in a Hotel or Resort'-2015 Savour Australia Restaurant & Catering HOSTPLUS Awards for Excellence for Queensland
References[edit]
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-casino-to-bring-thousands-of-new-jobs-20150123-12w9vt.html
- ^http://www.smh.com.au/business/echo-entertainment-groups-star-performer-set-for-makeover-20150204-135gua.html
- ^http://www.gccec.com.au/echo-entertainment-group.html
- ^'Destination Brisbane Consortium proposal selected by Queensland Government as preferred tenderer for Queen's Wharf Brisbane'(PDF). Star Entertainment Group. Sydney. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^Williams, Perry (21 July 2015). 'Star consortium to build 2000 apartments for $2b Queen's Wharf complex'. Brisbane Times. Brisbane. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^The Editor (26 July 2015). 'Editorial: Echo must deliver to justify the confidence the State Government has placed in the company'. The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^Cranston, Matthew (24 July 2015). 'Echo Entertainment picks 'red ribbon' concept for $2b Brisbane resort'. The Financial Review. Sydney. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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