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| The Star Gold Coast | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Address | Broadbeach Island, Broadbeach |
| Opening date | November 1985 (dry run) February 1986 (official) |
| No. of rooms | 592 |
| Total gaming space | 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) |
| Signature attractions | Jupiters Theatre |
| Casino type | Land |
| Owner | Star Entertainment Group |
| Previous names | Conrad Jupiters, Jupiters Hotel & Casino |
| Renovated in | 2006, 2012, 2017 |
| Coordinates | 28°01′54″S153°25′44″E / 28.031607°S 153.428750°ECoordinates: 28°01′54″S153°25′44″E / 28.031607°S 153.428750°E |
| Website | www.star.com.au/goldcoast |
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The Star Gold Coast (formerly Jupiters Hotel and Casino) is a casino and hotel located in the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The casino, which was Queensland's first, is situated next to the Nerang River and is operated by Star Entertainment Group. It opened in November 1985 as Conrad Jupiters. In 2017 it was rebranded as The Star, Gold Coast.[1]
One per cent of the casino's gross gaming revenue is deposited in the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. This fund was established in 1987, supports non-profit community-based groups and is administered by the Government of Queensland.[2]
The seven acre complex includes eight bars, seven restaurants, conference facilities, a ballroom, theatre, health spa and gym. The hotel, with 592 rooms, stands 66 metres (216 feet) and has 21 floors. The complex is governed under the Jupiters Casino Agreement Act.[3]
Theatre[edit]
Jupiters Theatre underwent a $20 million makeover and expansion and re-opened in June, 2012.[4] The redevelopment of the theatre resulted in the capacity more than doubling to accommodate 2,000 seated or 2,300 general admission guests and the theatre viewing experience will be improved through state-of-the-art technologies and architecture.
The theatre redevelopment includes the creation of a balcony level with up to 300 seats, VIP Hospitality rooms for pre- and post-event functions, new bars on the balcony and orchestra level, new toilets on the balcony and orchestra level, purpose built integrated movie projection booth, multi-purpose mechanical thrust stage, the enhancement of disability access to all areas, and increased dressing room space.
In 2008, Jupiters ceased producing shows in-house and now presents international shows such as Mother Africa, ABBA Revival, Burn The Floor, Dance of Desire, and STOMP.
History[edit]
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Conrad Jupiters Casino opened on 22 November 1985 with 10,000 people in attendance.[5][6][7] It was included in the November 2003 merger of Jupiters with Tabcorp[8] In April 2010 it was rebranded as Jupiters Hotel & Casino.[9] In 2011 it became part of Echo Entertainment Group when Tabcorp listed its casino assets.
Jupiters Hotel & Casino made headlines in 1995 when then Brisbane Broncos Rugby League player Julian O'Neill urinated on the carpet under a black jack table on two separate occasions.[10] Both Jupiters Hotel & Casino and the Treasury Casino in Brisbane were used for money laundering by welfare recipients on behalf of organised crime syndicates, from May 2006 to November 2007.
Between 1993 and 2001, the casino was defrauded of $5.7 million when corrupt casino staff and food suppliers fabricated food orders and invoices. In 2009, a court heard that senior management tried to prevent a proper investigation and that the police major fraud squad became involved in 2003.[11]
In 2008, security staff at the casino and other venues took part in a trial of head mounted cameras which were worn over the ear. The devices were used to record video and audio evidence of incidents and raised privacy concerns due to a lack of laws regarding their use.[12] In 2009, Office of Gaming acting executive director Barry Grimes criticised the casino's internal controls and procedures relating to excluded persons gaining entry to the casino.[13]
2006 renovations[edit]
The complex underwent renovations in 2006. $53 million was spent on refurbishment of the casino.[14] The two gaming floors are now one and the size is just over double of what it was. Level Two became the brand new Gold Club room. A new restaurant, balconies, and two new bars were included in the renovation. By 2008, 442 of the hotel rooms were completely refurbished at the cost of $16 million.[14] The hotel front office and lobby bar were also renovated.
2017 expansion[edit]
In August 2015, work commenced on a $345 million redevelopment of the casino including the construction of a 17 storey tower.[7][15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^From Jupiters to the Star and beyond: Gold Coast's casino turns 30Archived 7 November 2015 at the Wayback MachineBrisbane Times 5 November 2015
- ^'About us: Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund'. The State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury). Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^Lucy Ardern (22 October 2010). 'Jupiters plans bypass council'. goldcoast.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^Suzanne Simonot (25 August 2011). 'Jupiters Theatre in for $20m makeover'. goldcoast.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^'10,000 at Queensland's first casino opening'. The Canberra Times. 60, (18, 317). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 November 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
- ^Jupiters Casino and Resort to get new name as part of redevelopmentGold Coast Bulletin 28 August 2015
- ^ abJupiter's, Queensland's first casino, marks 30th anniversaryArchived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback MachineABC News 23 November 2015
- ^Former Jupiters investorsArchived 25 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Tabcorp
- ^Conrad Treasury Brisbane and Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast RebrandArchived 30 June 2016 at the Wayback MachineSpice News 30 March 2010
- ^Daniel Sankey (15 September 2008). 'Broncos bad boys'. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^Greg Stolz (12 August 2009). 'Jupiters Casino staff in scam case'. The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^Samantha Healy (13 July 2008). 'Nightclub head-cam concerns'. The Sunday Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^Patrick Lion (11 July 2009). 'Queensland casinos 'use rewards to lure back problem gamblers''. news.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ abShannon Molloy (21 August 2008). 'Conrad Jupiter's $16m facelift'. Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^Construction Starts on $345 Million Gold Coast Jupiters Casino ExpansionUrban Developer 17 August 2015
External links[edit]
Media related to Jupiters Hotel and Casino at Wikimedia Commons
The Star Gold Coast Casino in Queensland was the first gambling venue to open in the territory. Located on the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, The Star is a hotel and casino entertainment centre on the Nerang River connected to the larger metro areas of Queensland via monorail. An hour’s commute from Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, The Star Gold Coast is easy to access thanks to two nearby airports and the complex’s complimentary shuttle service.
The centre’s seven acres include all the usual casino-resort features: a number of different bars and restaurants are spread throughout the site, two of them on the gaming floor itself for casino customers only. A large theatre space plays host to both local and internationally-famous musical acts, comedians, live performances, and even fashion shows and other showcases.
The Hotel
The Star Gold Coast hotel, with around 600 guest rooms across twenty-one floors, is home to a handful of smaller club spaces allowing more intimate performances, a large conference facility for business meetings and galas, and a ballroom, health spa, and gym offering entertainment for hotel guests not interested in gambling.
The hotel is also home to two penthouse rooms, thirty VIP suites, and 603 standard rooms. The aforementioned convention and multi-function business facilities can host events with space for 1,500 guests and modular meeting rooms and conference rooms setups to accommodate both large and small groups.
Gambling
Gamblers visiting The Star will find a 65,000 square foot gambling floor with machine games, table games, and a poker room. A large number of games are spread around the floor space. Some 1,400 pokies and other machines appear in banks in different parts of the casino, alongside video poker and other skill-based electronic titles. The size of The Star pokies collection gives the casino one of the biggest betting machine varieties in Australia. As for table games, The Star Gold Coast has seventy tables open for play around the clock.
The casino’s VIP room, called “Club Conrad,” is available to big spenders, special guests, and other VIPs. This non-smoking section of the casino is open to members of The Star Gold Club who have earned a certain level of rewards as well as celebrity guests and high rollers.
Progressives
The Star Casino has a number of games that offer progressive jackpots: not just progressive pokies, but table games and other electronic gambling machines on the casino floor are tied into wide area progressive systems. The Star Casino is the only property in Australia hosting progressive keno games. Other special jackpots handed out (some at random, some based on things like spinning a certain combination of symbols on special pokies or winning side wager promotions throughout the year) include vacation stays, cars, and other high-dollar items.
Table Games
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The betting hall’s variety of seventy different table games are all open for play whenever the casino is open; however the arrangement of the games and the rule variations available at any given time change occasionally. The line-up of traditional and unique table-style games includes at least three versions of roulette – American, French, and Euro versions are always available, while less-common variants including some electronic roulette games are only available occasionally.
The rest of the table game offerings at The Star Gold Coast: a standard and a miniature baccarat table, blackjack in multiple variations including Pontoon and Spanish 21, both uncommon in Australia, casino-style poker games Caribbean Stud, Pai Gow, and Texas Hold’Em, craps, Sic Bo, and keno.
Pokies
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Outside of the VIP gambling area, pokie and video poker machine wagers run from AUD $0.10 up to AUD $1, with some games allowing bets up to and including AUD $2. From time to time The Star will provide a few banks of penny pokies, and don’t neglect to look at the casino’s schedule of pokies tournaments that pay out thousands of dollars in cash prizes. In the VIP room, a few machine games accepting bets as high as AUD $50 per spin are available, though that part of the casino (which is also non-smoking) focuses more on table games.
As for table game betting sizes, on the main floor the stakes depend on the game and the specific rules each game is being played by. For example, roulette games that accept bets as low as AUD $2.50 are available, but customers will have to play on American-style (double-zero) wheels which favour the house slightly more. To gamble on the less house-friendly single-zero French or Euro wheels, minimum bets of AUD $5 must be placed.
Other table games have fairly standard betting ranges, except for high roller table games which are located in the casino’s VIP section, which is by invitation only. Once a gambler is invited to the VIP tables, they have to lay wagers of at least $50 per hand, outcome, or round.
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The Gold Coast is known for its natural beauty, and The Star Gold Coast Casino in Queensland stretches across seven acres, along the coastline of the Nerang River. The Star Gold Coast offers a combination of some of the most varied gambling options in all of Australia, a resort-hotel complex with a live theatre, business centre, and a variety of restaurants and bars, and beautiful views.
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See also: The Conrad Treasury, Jupiters Casino Townsville, and The Reef