Queensland News - Page 2

International news brief: Casino worker charged with stealing after she was allegedly caught with stolen casino chips at Conrad Jupiters casino.

International News Brief: The Queensland Government will crack down on pubs and clubs that operate as virtual 24-hour casinos in city suburbs.

International News Brief: An aquatic centre under the sea and two more casinos are the first revolutionary ideas put forward as Australia's Gold Coast develops a top 10 list of future attractions.

International News Brief: The Queensland Government has halted the release of new poker machines as part of sweeping plans to reduce problem gambling across the state.

International News Brief: Parents who abandon their children for the casino or the pub could face up to three years in jail under new Queensland laws revealed today.

International News Brief: A highly organised Asian syndicate cheated the Gold Coast's Conrad Jupiters Casino out of almost $1 million in less than an hour at the high rollers' tables before being arrested.

International News Brief: The Queensland Government has introduced laws into Parliament increasing the penalties for casino operators who let minors enter their premises.

News Brief: The Queensland Government has reneged on a promise to stop clubs putting poker machines in outdoor smoking areas.

International News Brief: Conrad Jupiters will spend $16 million sprucing up its 442 hotel rooms which have remained virtually unchanged since the casino's opening 21 years ago.

International News Brief: Tattersall's will pay AUD$ 530 million dollars for the Queensland government's lottery business, gaining a monopoly in three of the nation's six states.

International News Brief: Almost 200 high rollers were evacuated after the roof of Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast caught fire last night.

International News Brief: Developers planning to build the state's fifth casino in Rockhampton face an uphill battle.

International News Brief: A ferry drop-off could be added to Conrad Jupiters Casino, allowing access to the revamped landmark by water, road and rail.

International News Brief: Five tourists who fleeced the Gold Coast's Jupiters Casino of more than $750,000 in a playing card scam will be sentenced today after they were convicted of fraud by a jury last night.

International News Brief: The Gold Coast's gambling icon is on a winner with the biggest upgrade in the Jupiter casino's history now complete.

International News Brief: Jupiters casino's new $3.5 million renovated casino includes a new entrance, more poker machines and a new décor.

International News Brief: A mother of two is taking on the role of Jupiters Townsville Hotel and Casino's new general manager.

Jupiters Casino has moved to cash in on the international poker craze whipped up with the help of Aussie poker king Joe Hachem and celebrity card sharps such as Ben Affleck.

International News Brief: The Department of Natural Resources has completed its investigation into a possible breach of permit conditions by a Gold Coast casino in relation to the death of three tiger cubs.

International News Brief: Queensland authorities are yet to decide whether to penalise a Gold Coast casino for allowing tigers to breed.