Queensland News 58534y

The Reef Hotel Casino is ready to return to action on Friday. The resort in Australia will be running under new hours. 3m50v

Canadian Timothy Adams defeated the 16-entrant field to win AU$2,160,000 at the AU$250,000 event held in partnership with the World Poker Tour at The Star Gold Coast in Australia. 3q3l2v

Events will take place at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland from 25 January to 4 February. z4c4e

Changes are coming to Echo Entertainment's casino properties. 3t34b

Crown Resorts will bid for a Brisbane casino licence in partnership with Greenland, a Chinese property company. 4z601x

Hong Kong developer wants to build a Macau style casino-resort in Cairns, Australia. t325z

Pokie machines able to accept bills larger than $20 in move championed by casino. 6f574b

The Queensland state government said on Friday that Tony Fung's casino proposal was declared a "coordinated project" on August 1, the first step in the government's approval process. 25ps

James Packer insists he still wants to build a casino in Brisbane, not long after being awarded the right to build a second casino in Sydney. 2i5g38

Tatts Group is upping and moving from long term base in Victoria to Brisbane, Queensland. 353e37

Queenland to get 1,000 more pokies by year end. 604y3w

Tabcorp donates $1 million to Brisbane flood relief appeal after massive flooding hits Brisbane. 6v284u

Tabcorp Holdings triples investment plan after state government offers concessions. 341dh

Tabcorp announce $175 million refurbishment plan for Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. 4c6s61

Renovations at casinos could boost Queensland's flagging tourism industry. 4r3tb

Mayor finds independent MP's gambling strip suggestion for Cairns baffling. 1ot3m

Further 2 year freeze on new poker machines in Queensland. 2m6vr

Alleged welfare cheats possibly linked to organised crime groups who launder money through casinos. 1y3v2q

International news brief: Figures come on the eve of the Productivity Commission's draft report on the social and economic impacts of gambling in Australia 5d4y54