Almost 900 extra pokies and a handballed theatre are among the long catalogue of secrets behind the new development at Queen’s Wharf Brisbane.
Almost five months into Annastacia Palaszczuk’s first term as premier, she wrote to her then-justice minister with a long list of agreed portfolio priorities, among them a cap on the “total number” of pokie machines.
This was problematic as far as election promises go because the operator’s existing licence at the Treasury casino only allowed for 1632. What’s more, Star didn’t even ask for the extras. An artist’s impression of Queen’s Wharf Brisbane, which will include a casino operated by Star Entertainment.The government nevertheless maintained it had not increased the cap. It could do so because the regulation of gaming machines inside Queensland’s four casinos falls under a different piece of legislation and, therefore, were not included. Rather, the caps only applied to pubs and clubs., they had already been in place at their current limits in pubs since 2012 and in clubs since 2008.
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