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Star City
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Adelaide Casino, is South
Australia's only casino. It is located in Adelaide's historic
Railway Station building and provides some 90 gaming tables
and 950 gaming machines. Table games include roulette,
blackjack, Casino War, craps, Caribbean stud poker, baccarat
and poker. The Casino is also Adelaide's premier entertainment
venue, boasting several bars, function areas and restaurants.
These feature live music on almost a daily basis, from a wide
range of bands, DJ's and artists. The Casino also plays host
to several large scale events, including annual fashion shows,
live sport screenings and the biggest New Years Eve
celebrations in Adelaide. Adelaide Casino is also the 10th
largest employer in South Australia, currently employing over
1100 staff members. In 2007/2008, Adelaide Casino paid over
$41,000,000 in taxes and charges to the State and Federal
Governments.
Gaming Areas
The casino features two gaming floors - the main gaming
floor on level one for general entry and the Endeavour Room
(which is now called the Sovereign Room as of August 2008) on
level three. The Endeavour Room table bet ranges from $25 to
$75,000 and the Endeavour Room also contains the Inner
Sanctum, with table bet ranges of $100 to $200,000. The two
areas are only available to high rollers and international
guests following an application for membership and review by
Star City 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
amount of tables or machines available in total. The main
gaming floor is divided into three major parts - Table Games,
Electronic Gaming, and Poker. The amount of poker tables has
been steadily increased by Star City management and now stands
at 30 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 $6,664,738. Another recent upgrade
is the addition of a new "ultra exclusive" area directly above
the Sovereign Room called the Vermillion Room. This is
accessed by invitation only, and there are currently less than
100 Vermillion Card Members that are entitled to use the
Vermillion Room.
Table Games
Star City provides many traditional casino games, including
Mini Baccarat, Blackjack, Caribbean Stud, Craps, Pai Gow,
Poker, Pontoon, Roulette, Rapid(semi-electronic) Roulette, Sic
Bo, Three card poker, and Four-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, 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.
| Address |
Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Opening date |
September 13, 1995 |
| Management |
Tabcorp |
| No. of rooms |
351 |
| Number of suites |
130 |
| No. of restaurants |
12 + 8 bars |
| No. of floors |
17 |
| Website |
www.starcity.com.au | <
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