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オーストラリア – アクイスはキャンベラに新しいカジノ体験を作りたいと考えています

Aquis Entertainment, the new Hong-Kong-based owners of the Canberra Casino in Australia want to redevelop the venue as part of a A$330m blue print that would see slot machines installed at the casino for the first time.

昨年カジノの経営権を握ったアクイスは、カジノに200人のフルタイム雇用をもたらす変革の一環として、XNUMXつのホテル、レストラン、バー、高級小売店を建設したいと考えている。
アクイスのエグゼクティブディレクター、ジャスティン・ファン氏は次のように述べています。「これは、既存のカジノと、現在のカジノとコンベンションセンターの間の隣接地の大規模な再開発です。再開発には、100 つ星のホテルの客室 12 室と XNUMX つ星の豪華なヴィラタイプの宿泊施設 XNUMX 室が含まれる予定で、世界クラスの高級飲食店についても話されています。私たちはシビックの南部を活性化し、ここに欠けている活気を生み出すことについて話し合っています。」

Aquis is aming to open the restyled casino in 2018, with the highest structure being 20 storeys high.
「私たちはそれを統合型リゾートとして売り出し、人々にシドニーからキャンベラに来る機会を提供したいと考えています。磁石になり得るのは、そのようなタイプのプロジェクトです」とファン氏は付け加えた。

One of the most pivotal parts of the proposal, which would require a change in legislation with the ACT Government, would be the inclusion of slot machines.

As part of the project, Mr Fung said the company was asking the ACT Government to overturn a ban on poker machines at the casino.

“This is an unsolicited bid on our part to the Government and one of the components that we’re looking at is the addition of poker machines. It shouldn’t be looked at in isolation, we’re looking at building an integrated resort, something you might see in Sydney or Melbourne or Perth,” Mr. Fung added. “We don’t have an intention of increasing the total number of machines in the Territory, we want to work with Government to help achieve their goals.”

ACT Clubs chief Jeff House explained that Aquis may have to participate in the Government’s inter-club trading scheme to purchase any slots.

“I would certainly not be supporting any kind of policy change, and certainly not in the context of an unfair playing field where the casino is operating poker machines under a different regime to clubs,” he said. “For this proposal to come to fruition, the licences for the proposal would have to be amended by the Assembly. We still regard it as a line in the sand. The casino would have to successfully negotiate with clubs to buy the machines they are looking to operate. It would have a significant impact on clubs. The experience in other states is that clubs within a certain radius simply close.”

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr added: “We welcome their proposal. The initial response from Government is that we certainly welcome the large-scale investor interest.”