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Caesars to manage multi-billion casino on Gold Coast

According to local media, the Las Vegas-based operator has ink a deal with ASF Consortium to start the construction of a new Integrated Resort in the Australian city.
2017-07-31
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According to local media, the Las Vegas-based operator has ink a deal with ASF Consortium to start the construction of a new Integrated Resort in the Australian city.

ASF won an exclusive right four years ago to deal with the Queensland government for a regiona­l casino but plans have stalled amid local protests and government uncertainty over heights and densities allowed for development.

Caesars Entertainment visited the Gold Coast this month and is understood to have completed a first round of assessments on the Glitter Strip’s market opportun­ities. Its president of international development, Steven Tight, declined­ to comment “on rumour or speculation”. “It’s accurate to say we are continuing to study the ­opportunity,” he said in a report quoted by The Australian website.

While part of the Caesars Enter­tainment company is yet to emerge from chapter 11 bankrupt­cy, the US’s biggest casino owner restructured its business early this year and says it is set for an aggressiv­e international expansion that could bring its razzle-­dazzle stage shows to Australia’s glitz capital.

The backing of the casino opera­tor would provide greater certainty for government probity and casino-licensing checks should the development proceed, given that ASF’s backers include Chinese state-owned companies.

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