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James Packer increases stake in The Star Entertainment Group Limited

July 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The man behind Australian casino giant Crown Resorts Limited, James Packer, is reportedly part of an investments vehicle that last week purchased a significant stake in rival operator The Star Entertainment Gro...

The Star Entertainment Group Limited Chairman warns of over-reliance on China

Adam Morgan

July 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance

The Chairman for Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly stated that his firm’s home market has the potential to attract up to five times as many Chinese players as it doe...

Australian casino operator purchases Gold Coast hotel resort

Adam Morgan

February 2, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Australia, The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced that it has acquired the 295-room Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Gold Coast hotel resort in partnership with Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterpri...

Queensland government officially approves Queen’s Wharf Brisbane casino license for Star Entertainment

Renee Kingsley

October 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Licenses

Star Entertainment announced on October 14 that it had received an official casino license from the Queensland government to proceed with its A$3 billion Queen’s Wharf casino development project in Brisbane, th...

ASF Queen’s Wharf casino focus of $3 billion development

K Morrison

September 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates

Work on a $3 billion casino and residential project that will be situated on the Gold Coast Broadwater next to luxury hotel Palazzo Versace and Sea World, will begin as early as March 2017, according to The Cou...

Australian casino operator announces possible Gold Coast expansion

Adam Morgan

May 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, New Hotels

After winning the right in July to develop an integrated casino resort for the Queen’s Wharf area of Brisbane, Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has now announced plans that could see its ...

ASF looks to Crown to operate its proposed $2 billion Queen’s Wharf casino

K Morrison

April 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

After the sting of losing the rights to build the Queen’s Wharf casino in Brisbane to the Destination Brisbane Consortium (Star Entertainment Group, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and Far East Consortium (Australia...

Echo Entertainment Group rebranding casino properties across Australia

TJ Gill

August 28, 2015

Australia, Casino News, Casino expansion projects

The Echo Entertainment Group Limited is continuing its massive rebrand of its casino holdings throughout Australia. The company will operate under The Star Entertainment Group and its remaining casinos will und...

Echo Entertainment to maintain Heritage buildings with Brisbane Casino Project

Sam Mitchell

July 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, New Hotels, Casino project updates

On July 26th 2015, Geoff Hogg, the Managing Director of Echo Entertainment, stated that now they have been awarded the Brisbane casino license they are aiming to keep and re-purpose the heritage buildings when ...

Echo edges out Crown Greenland for new Brisbane mega casino

Lars Jones

July 20, 2015

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

Local gaming operator Echo Entertainment Group has been awarded a license to build a mega-casino in the heart of Brisbane, Australia, beating competitor James Packer's Queens Wharf Greenland Crown project. Echo...

Battle for Queen’s Wharf casino comes down to the wire

Sam Mitchell

May 26, 2015

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

James Packer’s Crown Resort and Echo Entertainment who are casino rivals had their last chance with their almost $3 billion bids to win the rights to build a massive casino project at Queen's Wharf in Brisbane....

Echo Entertainment will shift headquarters to Brisbane if state approves casino bid

Lars Jones

March 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News

Echo Entertainment and James Packer are currently battling it out to see who wins the rights to build a casino in Brisbane, Australia. Echo plans to construct a Destination Brisbane Consortium at Queen's Wharf ...