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'Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex' is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia attracting on average nearly 200,000 visitors daily.
The complex was designed by multiple architects including award winning Daryl Jackson, it was opened in 1997. The complex is one of the central features of the popular Southbank area in the central business district and 'Crown Promenade' fronts onto the waterfront as part of Southbank Promenade.
The Crown Casino includes two hotel towers, a number of exclusive fashion stores, top class restaurants, food courts, cinema complex and more. A notable feature is its entrance, commonly known as the 'Atrium', this enormous hall, situated at the entrance to the complex, boasts a sound and picture display under the themes of the four seasons.
Crown Entertainment Complex is a popular destination for youth, as the complex incorporates several nightclubs, fast food restaurants and youth oriented shops and is home to a popular electronic games arena, Galactic Circus and bowling alley. Crown Casino is a unit of the Australian media conglomerate PBL.
Actress Rachel Griffiths infamously ran through the casino topless on its opening night in 1997.
Crown Casino is the largest Casino in Australia and was opened in 1994, and moved to the new complex at Southbank in 1997. It was originally founded, owned and run by Lloyd Williams until the Packer takeover by PBL in 1999. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. On these days Crown is closed from 4am and re opens 12 noon.
Amongst other games, Crown provides the 6 main casino games of Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow, Poker, Baccarat and Roulette but it was also the founder of an electronic version of Roulette known as Rapid Roulette. Rapid Roulette is essentially the same as traditional roulette but rather than players placing bets on a layout, all gaming takes place on a personal electronic touch screen connected to a central roulette wheel. The benefit of this is that the player has easy access to the entire betting layout, and due to the electronic nature of the game, it is both fast and accurate. Rapid Roulette has been in use for several years, and recently Rapid Bigwheel and Rapid Sicbo have been developed.
As well as Caribbean Stud poker on the main gaming floor, Crown has also long offered varieties of poker including Texas Hold'em. The Crown Poker Room has recently grown with the increased popularity of poker and now encompasses a large separate space in the Crown basement known as the Poker Room.
The regulator overseeing the Casino's activities, and to whom grievances can be addressed to is the 'Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation'. The VCGR regularly monitor the casino's operations making sure Crown conform to Victorian Gambling laws. [1]
The Crown Casino have a rewards program called "Crown Club" where by playing both Poker Machines and Table Games earns the player points on the card for credit or other bonuses[2]
Crown casino has 2500 slot machines on the casino floor, with values of 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent and 1 dollar available for patrons to play. The slot machines at Crown are made by Aristocrat, VLC, AGT, IGT, Konami and Stargames, with 2 Dollar machines being introduced into the VIP area
The two hotel towers are named Crown Towers Hotel and Crown Promenade Hotel. The Crown Towers Hotel happens to be the tallest hotel tower in Australia and one of the most luxurious. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River overlooking the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip Bay and Docklands.
A third hotel is in the planning stage at the moment, and will be put at the intersection of Whiteman and Clarendon Street.
The new, as yet unnamed hotel will feature similar facilities to Crown Promenade Hotel.
★ Crown Macau
★ Crown Las Vegas
★ PBL
★ Burswood Entertainment Complex
1. [1] Several times Crown have been charged and fined for breaches of the Casino Control Act 1991.[2]
2. Official Website of the Crown Casino
★ CrownCasino.com.au - Official website
★ Crown Macau Casino - Official website of Crown Macau Casino
★ Disability information
★ Police ban crime figures from Crown Casino (from ABC News)
★ Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
'Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex' is a casino and entertainment precinct on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia attracting on average nearly 200,000 visitors daily.
The complex was designed by multiple architects including award winning Daryl Jackson, it was opened in 1997. The complex is one of the central features of the popular Southbank area in the central business district and 'Crown Promenade' fronts onto the waterfront as part of Southbank Promenade.
The Crown Casino includes two hotel towers, a number of exclusive fashion stores, top class restaurants, food courts, cinema complex and more. A notable feature is its entrance, commonly known as the 'Atrium', this enormous hall, situated at the entrance to the complex, boasts a sound and picture display under the themes of the four seasons.
Crown Entertainment Complex is a popular destination for youth, as the complex incorporates several nightclubs, fast food restaurants and youth oriented shops and is home to a popular electronic games arena, Galactic Circus and bowling alley. Crown Casino is a unit of the Australian media conglomerate PBL.
Actress Rachel Griffiths infamously ran through the casino topless on its opening night in 1997.
| Contents |
| Casino |
| Hotels |
| See Also |
| Reference |
| External links |
Casino
Crown Casino is the largest Casino in Australia and was opened in 1994, and moved to the new complex at Southbank in 1997. It was originally founded, owned and run by Lloyd Williams until the Packer takeover by PBL in 1999. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. On these days Crown is closed from 4am and re opens 12 noon.
Amongst other games, Crown provides the 6 main casino games of Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow, Poker, Baccarat and Roulette but it was also the founder of an electronic version of Roulette known as Rapid Roulette. Rapid Roulette is essentially the same as traditional roulette but rather than players placing bets on a layout, all gaming takes place on a personal electronic touch screen connected to a central roulette wheel. The benefit of this is that the player has easy access to the entire betting layout, and due to the electronic nature of the game, it is both fast and accurate. Rapid Roulette has been in use for several years, and recently Rapid Bigwheel and Rapid Sicbo have been developed.
As well as Caribbean Stud poker on the main gaming floor, Crown has also long offered varieties of poker including Texas Hold'em. The Crown Poker Room has recently grown with the increased popularity of poker and now encompasses a large separate space in the Crown basement known as the Poker Room.
The regulator overseeing the Casino's activities, and to whom grievances can be addressed to is the 'Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation'. The VCGR regularly monitor the casino's operations making sure Crown conform to Victorian Gambling laws. [1]
The Crown Casino have a rewards program called "Crown Club" where by playing both Poker Machines and Table Games earns the player points on the card for credit or other bonuses[2]
Crown casino has 2500 slot machines on the casino floor, with values of 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent and 1 dollar available for patrons to play. The slot machines at Crown are made by Aristocrat, VLC, AGT, IGT, Konami and Stargames, with 2 Dollar machines being introduced into the VIP area
Hotels
The two hotel towers are named Crown Towers Hotel and Crown Promenade Hotel. The Crown Towers Hotel happens to be the tallest hotel tower in Australia and one of the most luxurious. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River overlooking the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip Bay and Docklands.
A third hotel is in the planning stage at the moment, and will be put at the intersection of Whiteman and Clarendon Street.
The new, as yet unnamed hotel will feature similar facilities to Crown Promenade Hotel.
See Also
★ Crown Macau
★ Crown Las Vegas
★ PBL
★ Burswood Entertainment Complex
Reference
1. [1] Several times Crown have been charged and fined for breaches of the Casino Control Act 1991.[2]
2. Official Website of the Crown Casino
External links
★ CrownCasino.com.au - Official website
★ Crown Macau Casino - Official website of Crown Macau Casino
★ Disability information
★ Police ban crime figures from Crown Casino (from ABC News)
★ Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation
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