- Casino Canberra
Canberra Casino (or Casino Canberra) is a
casino located inCivic in the central part of theAustralia n capital city ofCanberra . It was the first legal casino to open in the city. The casino is relatively small compared with other casinos. It hasblackjack ,roulette and many other games. It opened on 29 July 1994, after vociferous opposition from DrHector Kinloch of theResidents Rally , although a temporary casino had been put in place before that at theNational Convention Centre , which had opened in 1992.The Casino has the only licence to operate gambling tables in the
Australian Capital Territory . It is unlike many casinos in that it does not operate poker machines. The casino has in the past tried to lobby the government to allow poker machines in the casino, but failed due to the efforts of the gambling industry in Canberra's clubs, who fear the loss of revenue from poker machines there.In June 2004 a
New Zealand woman was stabbed in the casino toilets. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200509/1452194.htm?act]External links
* [http://www.casinocanberra.com.au/ Official site]
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