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Aquis Entertainment Limited inks deal to sell its Casino Canberra venue

May 13, 2022

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In Australia and casino operator Aquis Entertainment Limited has reportedly signed an agreement to offload its Casino Canberra property to Capital Leisure and Entertainment Proprietary Limited for approximately...

Aquis Entertainment Limited remains keen on Casino Canberra redevelopment

Adam Morgan

May 17, 2021

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In Australia and the Chairman for Aquis Entertainment Limited has reportedly told investors that his firm continues to be interested in redeveloping its Casino Canberra property via a proposed makeover that cou...

Aquis Entertainment Limited takeover in jeopardy of being cancelled

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2020

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In Australia and the deal that would see Blue Whale Entertainment Proprietary Limited acquire a 86.99% stake in the casino-operating arm of Aquis Entertainment Limited is reportedly in danger of being terminate...

Entities vie for license in vacuum of Aquis departure, Toowoomba supports idea

Sadonna Price

September 13, 2016

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Located in the Darling Downs region of southern Queensland, Toowoomba is open to the idea of casino gaming. After the Aquis departure from a major regional casino and resort development bid, the area would be i...

Queensland Treasurer believes Cairns has opportunity to gain forfeited Aquis casino license

Renee Kingsley

September 10, 2016

Casino proposals, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses

Hong Kong based billionaire Tony Fung was preparing to invest billions into the Aquis Great Barrier Reef integrated casino resort in Yorkeys Knob but suddenly decided to abandon plans of building a casino. Inst...

Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort developer happy to comply in new investigation

Adam Morgan

August 8, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates

In Australia, the developer behind the stalled Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort project has revealed that he is happy to comply with a renewed investigation into his business affairs despite dropping out of a pr...

Aquis Entertainment Ltd’s $307M Canberra casino moves forward

K Morrison

June 20, 2016

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino project updates

After having met stage one requirements of investment proposal guidelines, Aquis Entertainment Ltd (ASX:AQS) can now submit a case to the ACT Government for its $307 million redevelopment plan for the Canberra ...

Aquis to move ahead with resort project without casino for now

Sadonna Price

March 31, 2016

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The Aquis resort project in Queensland, known as the Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort, will move ahead as scheduled, minus a casino during the first stage of the project. Aquis must move forward to be able to ga...

Aquis creates Chinese partnership to finance Great Barrier Reef Resort

Sadonna Price

March 18, 2016

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Tony Fung, a business tycoon of Hong Kong, has announced a new partnership with two development companies of China that seem to be willing to help finance the Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort. The Yorkeys Knob p...

Queensland treasurer confirms progress of Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort

Renee Kingsley

September 22, 2015

Australia, Casino proposals, Hong Kong, Asian Casino News, Oceania Casino News

Hong Kong business tycoon and billionaire Tony Fung Wing Cheung had earlier committed to investing significantly into Australia as he believed the casino industry down under had enormous potential. Fung had com...

The chamber of commerce and industry Queensland wants to fast track the Aquis Resort Casino plan

Renee Kingsley

May 26, 2015

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The Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort is scheduled to be constructed in Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Queensland at an estimated cost of around $8 billion. This mega casino resort has currently passed all environmental c...

Yorkeys Knob Aquis Project sees environmental approval

Sam Mitchell

May 6, 2015

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May 4, 2015 was a good day for Aquis Group with regards to the Yorkeys Knob project. The project has been in a standstill while awaiting environmental approval. The Federal Government granted approval for the ...

Aquis Gaming Plans Stalled After Queensland Election Surprise

Renee Kingsley

February 19, 2015

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Last week, Queensland found itself amidst some shocking election results that may cause delays to the integration of the $8bn Cairns resort. Last week’s election may cause a ripple effect which would shift powe...

Uncertainty surrounds Casino Canberra redevelopment plan

Adam Morgan

April 16, 2018

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In Australia, the government for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has reportedly declared that it is only prepared to continue supporting the $257 million plan to redevelop Casino Canberra if the firm beh...

Proposed legislation would grant Casino Canberra the right to offer slots

Adam Morgan

August 28, 2017

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In Australia, last week reportedly saw a local Australian Capital Territory (ACT) politician propose legislation that could see Casino Canberra permitted to operate up to 200 slots as well as 60 fully-automated...