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The Gold Coast venue operates with a suspended licence and under the guidance of a special manager.

Queensland defers Star’s Gold Coast licence suspension decision

The state government noted remediation progress at the troubled gaming operator had been slower than expected.

  • James Hall

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Star’s Queen’s Wharf Casino in Brisbane.

Star seals deal to sell Queen’s Wharf casino to HK partners

The gaming giant told the sharemarket it had rescued a deal to sell its Brisbane casino to its Asia partners.

  • Clancy Yeates and Colin Kruger
A day out from deadline, Star casino says it may not be able to finalise a deal to sell its stake in Queen’s Wharf.

Star losses rise with Queen’s Wharf deal on verge of collapse

Meanwhile, a Queensland minister is under a “conflict management plan” over her husband’s Queen’s Wharf role.

  • Colin Kruger and Matt Dennien
Tony Wagener in the Bally bowlo.

Humble suburban bowls club thwarts casino giant

A multibillion-dollar American casino company’s attempts to introduce its brand to Australia may have come unstuck, thanks to a small suburban bowls club.

  • Cameron Atfield
Incoming GIICA chief executive Simon Crooks says he’s keen to start preliminary excavation in Victoria Park as soon as possible.

New infrastructure boss keen to get digging at Victoria Park

Construction of Brisbane’s new Olympic stadium could begin sooner rather than later, if the man tasked with delivering Games infrastructure has his way.

  • Cameron Atfield
Star Brisbane casino workers have walked off the job on Friday.

Star workers walk off job in another blow for Brisbane casino

The union said its members had continued to show up while Star “blundered from disaster to disaster”, at times without the guarantee of pay at the end of the week.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Brisbane is continuing to grow as a popular destination for international tourists.

Brisbane on top as American, Asian tourists flock to city

New data shows Brisbane draws four in every 10 visitors to the state, and has set records for visitation from the USA, Indonesia and India.

  • Courtney Kruk
A section of the Sky Deck in Brisbane has been closed after a crack was discovered.

Section of Star Brisbane’s Sky Deck closed after crack appears in panel

A casino spokesperson said the Sky Deck was still open but a section has been closed off for repair.

The Queensland Investment Corporation has put 63 George Street (highlighted) on the market. The site is in the Priority Development Area for Queen’s Wharf.

Final piece of Queen’s Wharf precinct up for sale

Government buildings on George Street were included in the special planning provisions for Queen’s Wharf, and could be demolished to make way for a 274-metre tower.

  • Sean Parnell
Screenshot from Back to the Future II.

Will Bally’s bring the Biff to Queen’s Wharf?

Queenslanders were promised champagne and caviar. Turns out, we could end up with Coke and crackers.

  • Cameron Atfield