Treasury Casino

Treasury Casino
Location Brisbane, Queensland
Address Cnr George & Elizabeth Streets, Brisbane
Opening date April 1995
Closing date planned for 2022
Owner Star Entertainment Group
Coordinates Coordinates: 27°28′21″S 153°1′28″E / 27.47250°S 153.02444°E / -27.47250; 153.02444
Website www.treasurybrisbane.com.au

The Treasury Casino, also known as The Treasury is a casino in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It also houses a hotel, five restaurants, seven bars, and a nightclub. The casino is operated by Star Entertainment Group.

One percent of the casino's gross gaming revenue is deposited in the Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund. This fund supports non-profit community-based groups and is administered by the Government of Queensland.[1]

Origins

The casino and hotel occupy two of Australia's grandest heritage buildings, the Treasury Building, and the nearby Lands Administration Building. The buildings are separated by Queens Gardens. A 700-vehicle car park is located beneath the park.

Architecture and refurbishment

An early 19th century building with Edwardian-Baroque exterior designs and ornate colonnades, striking sandstone walls and six-story atrium, the historic Treasury Building houses a three-level gaming emporium of 80 gaming tables and over 1,300 gaming machines, and was opened refurbished as the Treasury Casino in April 1995. The hotel section of the Conrad Treasury Casino is housed in the former Lands Administration Building.

There are also function rooms, ranging from early 19th century decor to modern business meeting rooms.

Gaming

Conrad Treasury Casino building Elizabeth Street façade (photo taken from Queens Gardens)
Treasury Casino at night, taken from the corner of Victoria Bridge & North Quay, Brisbane

The Treasury Casino offers a number of gambling games including:[2] Blackjack, Treasury 21 (a variant of Spanish 21), mini Baccarat (card game), Treasury Wheel (Australian Big Six wheel), Caribbean Stud Poker, Roulette, Craps, 3-Card Poker, Sic Bo, and Slot Machines. In addition, there is also a poker room offering Texas hold'em poker and Omaha cash games along with regular poker tournaments.

Entertainment

In the evening there are dances, live bands and broadcasting of live sporting events.

Queen's Wharf

As part of the Queen's Wharf development by the Star Entertainment Group and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, a new casino will open in 2022 with the existing building to be converted into a department store.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. "Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund". Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation). Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. Conrad Treasury: How to Play
  3. Queen's Wharf, Brisbane Department of State Development
  4. Destinaton Brisbane - Queen Street Wharf Bid Plans Brisbane Development 22 December 2014
  5. Destination Brisbane Consortium wins bid to redevelop Brisbane's Queens Wharf ABC News 20 July 2015

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