Treasury Casino

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Treasury Casino
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Location Brisbane, Queensland
Address Cnr George & Elizabeth Streets, Brisbane
Opening dateApril 1995
Closing dateplanned for 2024
Casino typeLand-based
Owner Star Entertainment Group
Coordinates 27°28′21″S153°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, 6 restaurants, 5 bars, and a nightclub. The casino is operated by Star Entertainment Group.

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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 heritage-listed 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 facade (photo taken from Queens Gardens) Old-Treasury-Building-from-Queens-Gardens.jpg
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 Treasury Casino, May 2012.jpg
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.

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 2024, with the existing building to be converted into a department store. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund". Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation). Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. Conrad Treasury: How to Play Archived 20 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Queen's Wharf, Brisbane Department of State Development
  4. Destination 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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