Rapid Roulette has been in use for several years, and recently Rapid Bigwheel, Rapid Sic-bo and Rapid Baccarat have been developed. The purpose of this is to provide the player with easy access to the entire betting layout. Rapid Roulette is essentially the same as traditional roulette but rather than players placing bets on a layout, all gaming takes place on a personal electronic touch screen connected to a central roulette wheel. Crown Casino is the largest casino in the southern hemisphere and has a license for 500 table games and 2,500 poker machines.Īmongst other games, Crown provides the 6 main casino games of Blackjack, Craps, Pai Gow, Poker, Baccarat and Roulette (both American and European versions) but it was also the first to introduce an electronic version of Roulette known as Rapid Roulette. It was originally founded, owned and run by Lloyd Williams until the Packer takeover by PBL in 1999. It is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day when it is closed from 4AM to midday.

Actress Rachel Griffiths infamously ran through the casino topless on its opening night. The entire complex has a space of 510,000 m² which is equivalent to 2 city blocks, making it the largest casino complex in the Southern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world.Ĭrown Casino opened in 1994 at the World Trade Centre on the north bank of the Yarra River, moving to the new complex at Southbank in 1997 (where a railway once was that led to St Kilda). Children under 18 are permitted into the entertainment and shopping section of complex, but not into the gaming area or areas serving alcohol.

It is one of the central features of the Southbank area in the central business district and the Crown Promenade fronts onto the waterfront as part of Southbank Promenade.

Crown Casino is a unit of Crown Limited.Ĭrown's current casino complex opened in 1997, after moving from its original location from 1994 on the north bank of the Yarra. Crown Casino is a large casino and entertainment precinct located on the south bank of the Yarra River, in Melbourne, Australia.

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