The only casino in Brisbane, and what to do when you get there

Updated September 2026

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If you typed “best casino in Brisbane” expecting a list to weigh, there is no list to weigh. Brisbane has one casino — The Star Brisbane at Queen’s Wharf — and the city’s licensing regime is set up around that fact. What this guide does instead is rank every zone and experience inside the precinct: the main gaming floor, the high-roller rooms, the dedicated poker room, the three hotels, the dining rooms, the bars, the pools, the live entertainment. Some of those are unmissable. Some are not worth the detour. The difference is the page.

Current as of 3 September 2026 against the Star Brisbane public pages and the Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation register.

Brisbane’s only casino — inside the $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf precinct

The Star Brisbane opened in stages from 29 August 2026, on the south bank of the Brisbane River where the old Treasury Casino used to sit. The Queen’s Wharf precinct it sits inside cost $3.6 billion to build and links the casino to four hotels, a riverside walkway, a 250-metre cantilevered platform 100 metres above the water, and a 12,000-square-metre open-air leisure deck 37 metres above street level. The casino floor is less than five per cent of that development. The rest is bars, restaurants, hotel rooms, retail, and the kind of public space that a city normally has to beg a private developer to leave open. The Star’s own pages call it “Brisbane’s newest and only casino”, which is also the only honest summary of where Brisbane sits on the national casino map.

Where it is, what’s actually there and how big the precinct really is

The address is 33 William Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000, on the river between the CBD and South Bank. The precinct runs from the Neville Bonner Bridge — a pedestrian link from South Bank to the casino front door — through the heritage Treasury and Land Administration buildings, and out to the four new towers above. Above the river, the Sky Deck cantilevers 250 metres out at a height of 100 metres. The Leisure Deck, a separate platform, covers 12,000 square metres at 37 metres above the street. The casino is 18 kilometres from Brisbane Airport.

What that scale buys a visitor is options. The Treasury and Land Administration buildings hold dining and event space. The Sky Deck holds Aloria, a rooftop restaurant, plus outdoor bars. The Leisure Deck connects the pools and event lawns. The casino sits at the base of all of it, accessible through the same building.

From Treasury to Queen’s Wharf: the $3.6 billion reboot

The Star Brisbane is, in effect, the Treasury Casino rebuilt. The old Treasury Casino sat on the same footprint for years and closed to make way for the Queen’s Wharf development. The new venue keeps the licence, scales up the gaming floor, and folds the casino into a much larger mixed-use precinct. The stated ambition is 1.4 million visitors a year. Whether that hits depends on more than the gaming floor — it depends on the hotels, the dining, the convention business and the riverside public realm, and on whether the operator stays solvent long enough to see it through.

Star Entertainment Group, which operates The Star Brisbane, is under financial pressure. In early 2026 the group declared $79 million remaining in cash and went back to its lenders for more. Revenue at the group fell 15% in the last reported quarter. For a visitor, the practical question is whether the venue runs as advertised: the floor is open, the machines are spinning, the hotels are taking bookings. The wider question — whether the operator survives its current restructure, or whether administration comes first — is one the page can flag but cannot answer for the reader.

For context, the old Treasury Casino’s pokies averaged $372 a day per machine before closure. The new venue is authorised for 2,500 machines — 1,000 more than The Star Sydney and 768 more than the old Treasury. The casino is built to run at three to four times the throughput of what it replaced.

Your first visit: what to expect when you walk in

The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The minimum age is 18 and door staff check photo ID. The first impression, walking in, is scale: the precinct above is large, the gaming floor below is small by comparison — under 5% of the whole development. Navigation is straightforward because the precinct is one building. There is no separate casino tower to find; the gaming floor sits off the main public arcade.

A first-time visitor’s most useful preparation is to know what they want from the night. The main floor is wide open. The premium rooms need a membership tier. The poker room is its own space. The dining rooms are bookable independently of any gaming activity. Picking the right room for the night saves an hour of walking.

The Star Brisbane ranked: every experience worth your time

Brisbane has one casino. The ranking below compares every zone and experience inside the precinct against what it actually delivers, who can access it, and what makes it worth a visitor’s time. The criteria are breadth of gaming, uniqueness within Brisbane, access restrictions and value to a first-time or returning visitor.

How we picked and ranked every zone

Because there is one casino in the city, the ranking has to do a different job than a normal “best casino” comparison would. The page judges each zone by what it gives a visitor over and above what the others do — not against competitor casinos in other cities. A reader weighing The Star Brisbane against Crown Melbourne or The Star Sydney will find a different kind of page elsewhere.

Sources checked were The Star Brisbane’s own pages, the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane media materials, the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation register, ACMA materials on the online prohibition, and Australian Financial Review, WA Today and Brisbane Times reporting. Where the venue’s own pages and operator pages were the only source — for example, the Sovereign Room’s fit-out or the Dragon Zone jackpot sizes — the page reports what they say and does not invent around the gaps. The Casino Control Act 1982 (Qld) is the licensing framework, and OLGR is the regulator.

The Star Brisbane — Main Casino Floor

The main floor is the venue’s public face. Around 1,500 gaming machines were operational at the time of reporting, against an authorised ceiling of 2,500. Nine table-game types sit on the floor: blackjack, roulette, baccarat, craps, sic bo, Caribbean Stud Poker, Mini-Baccarat, Money Wheel and Rapid Roulette. The minimum bet starts at $0.01. The floor runs 24/7. This is the zone every adult visitor can walk into without any membership tier.

The table-game spread is wider than what most Australian casinos run. Sic bo, Caribbean Stud and the Money Wheel in particular are not standard on every Australian floor; they skew toward the Asian-market conventions that Treasury Brisbane used to run. Rapid Roulette is the electronic terminal version, useful for anyone who wants the roulette maths without a crowded table.

The Sovereign Room — Premium Gaming

The Sovereign Room is the precinct’s high-roller sanctuary, set aside for Platinum members of the Star Club. It holds Brisbane’s largest Dollar Storm Super Grand Jackpot, plus private high-limit tables and electronic games, a private restaurant, and the kind of fit-out that the venue’s own pages describe in language designed to flatter a high-spending punter. The room runs 24/7. River views come with it.

Access is the practical issue: Platinum is the top end of the Star Club tiers and the threshold to clear it is high. Most casual visitors will not see the Sovereign Room, and the page does not pretend otherwise.

The Club — Gold+ Members Gaming

The Club sits one tier down. Gold members and above get a quieter space with high-limit and private tables, away from the main-floor density. It runs 24/7. For visitors who play enough to clear Gold but not Platinum, The Club is the practical reward.

Oasis Room — Premium Gaming

The Oasis Room is the precinct’s other premium space, gated to invited members rather than to a published tier. It is described as quieter and more secluded than the Sovereign, with river views and 24/7 access. Most readers will not see the Oasis Room either, and the page names it because the official material does — not because it is something the average visitor walks into.

Dragon Zone — Pokies Feature Area

Dragon Zone is the pokies showpiece. It holds Brisbane’s largest Dragon Link Grand Jackpot, plus Lightning Link, Golden Dollars and the rest of the linked-progressive suite. The floor is open to all adult visitors; no membership tier is required. For a punter whose interest is the progressive jackpot side of the pokies market rather than the table-game spread, Dragon Zone is the zone worth walking to first.

Star Poker Brisbane — Poker Room

Star Poker Brisbane is the dedicated poker room, separate from the main floor. It runs cash games and tournaments 24 hours a day. The room exists because poker plays to its own rhythm and a busy main-floor pit is the wrong setting for a tournament clock. Anyone looking for serious poker in Brisbane ends up in this room.

The Star Grand Hotel — 5-Star Accommodation

The Star Grand is the precinct’s flagship hotel. It has 340 rooms, including 60 suites and four penthouse suites. Rooms carry 55-inch QLED televisions, Nespresso machines, a complimentary minibar and Calacatta Viola marble benchtops. The Brisbane Times review noted that “no expense has been spared” on the fit-out, which is the marketing line, and the rooms do match the spend.

Breakfast is à la carte only — there is no buffet — and runs about $40 per person. A credit card surcharge of around 1.5% applies. Self-parking runs about $45 per night, valet about $65. Isoletto Pool Club, the precinct’s wellness floor, is exclusive to Star Grand guests. If your plan is a total immersion in the Queen’s Wharf lifestyle, the Star Grand is the essential stay.

Dorsett Brisbane — 4.5-Star Accommodation

Dorsett Brisbane is the connected, lower-rate option inside the precinct. It is rated 4.5 stars and pitched at business and leisure travellers who want the Queen’s Wharf address without the Star Grand bill. The hotel shares the same building complex as the casino, with internal access. It remains the smartest way to balance a precinct address with a smaller hotel spend.

Isoletto Pool Club — Leisure & Wellness

Isoletto Pool Club is the precinct’s quietest luxury. Three infinity pools sit at the heart of it — two featured pools heated to 28°C and a swim spa at 32°C — with a pool bar, a sauna, a steam room and an indoor gymnasium. The whole floor is exclusive to guests of The Star Grand. For a Brisbane visitor staying at Dorsett, this is the most concrete reason to upgrade the booking.

The Star Gold Coast — The Nearest Alternative Casino

The Star Gold Coast sits in Broadbeach, about 75 kilometres south of Brisbane — close enough for a weekend detour. It runs under the same Casino Control Act 1982 (Qld) as The Star Brisbane and is a large-scale casino in its own right. For a Brisbane visitor weighing whether to stay in the city or combine the trip with a Gold Coast weekend, the Gold Coast property is the comparator. The page does not rank one against the other: the comparison a reader needs is on the ground, not on this page.

What you’ll actually find on the gaming floor

The headline number is 2,500 machines authorised, with about 1,500 operational. The gap is real: it is 1,000 more machines than The Star Sydney holds under licence and 768 more than the old Treasury ran. The table-game spread runs wider than most Australian casino floors. The poker room sits separately. Minimums start at $0.01. The whole operation runs 24 hours a day.

What the spread does not include is a foreign-language floor or a designated high-denomination room open to the public. The premium rooms — Sovereign, The Club, Oasis — sit behind membership tiers, and the public floor does not change to match a visitor’s wallet in the way some international properties do.

Table games: blackjack, roulette and every felt in the house

Nine distinct table games sit on the main floor. Blackjack and roulette are the workhorses — anyone who has played in a casino anywhere has sat at one. Baccarat is the Asian-market staple and runs at higher limits in Australian casinos than the table minimum would suggest. Craps is the North American dice game and is less common on this side of the Pacific, which makes its presence at The Star Brisbane notable. Sic bo is the Asian-market dice equivalent. Caribbean Stud Poker is the house-banked poker variant played against the dealer rather than other players. Mini-Baccarat runs at lower stakes and a faster rhythm. The Money Wheel is the large-diameter spinning wheel with simple bets on numbers and colours, easier to read at a glance than a roulette layout. Rapid Roulette is the electronic-terminal version with no live dealer, useful for anyone who wants the betting mechanics without a crowded table.

The minimum starts at $0.01 — that is the electronic terminal figure, not the live-dealer table minimum. Live table minimums run higher; the page does not have the per-table figure and does not invent one. A reader walking in for a casual session will find the table-game pricing quoted at the table itself.

Pokies and gaming machines: what’s on the floor

Up to 2,500 machines are authorised on the licence. About 1,500 were operational at the time of reporting. The gap is a planning ceiling, not a service failure: the venue can scale the floor up to 2,500 as demand requires, but does not run them all at once.

The progressive-jackpot suite is what separates this floor from a smaller property. Dragon Zone holds Brisbane’s largest Dragon Link Grand Jackpot. The Sovereign Room, behind Platinum membership, holds the city’s largest Dollar Storm Super Grand Jackpot. Lightning Link, Golden Dollars and Players Choice round out the linked-progressive offering. For a punter whose interest is the progressive side of the pokies market, Dragon Zone is the room to head to.

For context, the old Treasury Casino’s pokies averaged $372 a day per machine. That is a per-machine daily revenue figure, not a payout rate or a return-to-player percentage. It tells a reader how much action the old floor saw — which the new floor, at three to four times the machine count, is expected to surpass.

Cash tables and competition: inside the poker room

Star Poker Brisbane is a dedicated room separate from the main floor. It runs cash games and tournaments 24 hours a day. A dedicated room is not a minor convenience — poker runs on a tournament clock and a noise floor that a busy pit does not give it. A visitor who plans to play serious poker in Brisbane ends up in this room.

Where to stay — five-star luxury to smart value

Three hotels sit on or beside the precinct. A fourth is on the way. The choice depends on whether the visitor wants pool-club access and marble benchtops, the connected 4.5-star option, or the heritage character of the old Treasury building next door.

On-site, adjacent or nearby: picking the right bed

The Star Grand is the precinct’s flagship and unlocks the most of what the venue offers. The 340 rooms include 60 suites and 4 penthouse suites, with marble benchtops, Nespresso machines, complimentary minibar and 55-inch QLED screens. Isoletto Pool Club — three heated infinity pools, sauna, steam room, indoor gym — is exclusive to Star Grand guests. Breakfast is à la carte only, around $40 per person. Self-parking is around $45 a night, valet around $65. A credit card surcharge of around 1.5% applies. The Star Grand is the right pick when the precinct is the destination.

Dorsett Brisbane is the connected 4.5-star option. It shares the building complex with the casino, with internal access, and is pitched at business and leisure travellers who want the address without the Star Grand rate. The page does not have a published room rate this run; it is the budget option relative to the Star Grand, not the cheap option relative to a CBD hotel further away.

Treasury Hotel is the heritage option, in the old Treasury building adjacent to the casino. Its 96 rooms and suites carry the character of the heritage shell. It is the pick for a visitor who values the older Brisbane setting over the new precinct.

A 6-star Rosewood hotel is in development on the precinct but is not open at the time of reporting. Once it opens, it will be the precinct’s top-end address.

For visitors not staying on the precinct, the Brisbane CBD sits one block away with a wider range of hotels at lower rates, but without precinct-internal access after hours.

Every restaurant, bar and bite at The Star Brisbane

The precinct packs signature fine-dining, casual Asian, a rooftop restaurant, a 360-degree bar, a sports bar and food-court eats. Breakfast at the Star Grand is à la carte only — there is no buffet — and runs about $40 a person. The dining rooms are bookable independently of any gaming activity.

The signature restaurants: Sokyo, Fat Noodle and Aloria

Sokyo is the precinct’s signature Japanese restaurant, led by Executive Chef Alex Yu. The room runs an open kitchen and sushi counter. For visitors who want the precinct’s headline dining experience, Sokyo is the one to book.

Fat Noodle is the pan-Asian noodle house, famous for its 20-hour Fat Pho Noodles — the long-simmered broth that gave the venue its early press. The room is casual, the price point is lower than Sokyo, and the experience is built around a single signature dish.

Aloria is the Sky Deck rooftop restaurant, set on the cantilevered platform 100 metres above the river. The view is the headline. The booking is the way to secure it.

Bars, the sports bar and where to get a drink

Cherry is the 360-degree bar at the heart of the casino — a circular layout that faces the gaming floor from every angle, and the centre of the precinct’s drinking scene.

The precinct’s sports bar sits off the main gaming floor for game days. The Sky Deck bars hold the river-view drinks at the rooftop level. Drink menus and pricing for individual bars are not confirmed in this page’s source set; the venue’s own pages carry current menus.

Shows, live music and the late-night side of the casino

LiveWire is the precinct’s headline entertainment venue — a 19-metre-long bar with floor-to-ceiling windows, hosting live music on a regular schedule. The room is the centre of the precinct’s late-night offering. Ticketed concerts and shows run through the events calendar. A nightclub sits inside the precinct for late hours.

LiveWire and the events calendar

LiveWire runs live music on its 19-metre bar stage, in a room built for the format. Ticketed concerts and shows run alongside the free bar-stage programme, and the nightclub handles the later end of the night. The venue’s own events calendar carries the current schedule. For a visitor planning a night around live music rather than gaming, LiveWire is the precinct’s centre of gravity.

The spa, pool and gym most visitors walk past

Isoletto Pool Club is the precinct’s quietest asset. Three infinity pools sit at its centre — two featured pools heated to 28°C and a swim spa at 32°C — along with a pool bar, a sauna, a steam room and an indoor gymnasium. The whole floor is exclusive to guests of The Star Grand. Day-spa treatment menus are not confirmed in this page’s source set.

For visitors staying at the Star Grand, Isoletto is a built-in part of the booking. For visitors staying at Dorsett or in the CBD, it is a real cost in the upgrade calculation.

Getting in, parking, and what the door staff won’t tell you

The casino is open 24/7 at 33 William Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000. The car park has three entrances — William Street, Queens Wharf Road and Margaret Street — and a 2.1-metre height limit that excludes taller vehicles. Parking runs from free (for Gold members and above) to $80 for a casual full day. The dress code is “neat and tidy”; steel caps, swimwear, face-concealing headwear, backpacks and luggage are refused at the door.

Opening hours, location and how to get there

The casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The address is 33 William Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000. The car park has three entrances, all on the building’s perimeter. The venue sits 18 kilometres from Brisbane Airport. Public-transport options to the precinct are not detailed in this page’s source set; the venue’s own pages carry the current bus and train connections. The Neville Bonner Bridge gives pedestrian access from South Bank across the river.

Parking costs, valet and the membership hack

The casual parking ladder runs from free for the first 30 minutes to $80 for a full day: 30 minutes to one hour is $30; one to two hours is $40; two to three hours is $50; three to four hours is $60; four to five hours is $70; five hours and above is $80. Star Grand guests pay a flat $45 per night for self-parking. Valet is $65 per day.

For Star Club members, the practical hack sits at the bottom of the tier ladder. Gold members and above park free. Bronze and Silver members can earn free all-day parking by earning one Tier Point through play or dining — about $20 of spend at the precinct’s restaurants or bars. A visitor who plans to eat dinner on-site can park free for the whole evening by routing the booking through their Star Club card.

Who licences The Star Brisbane — and what that means for you

The casino operates under Queensland’s Casino Control Act 1982, policed by the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation. OLGR is the state regulator. The licence covers the gaming floor, the premium rooms and the dedicated poker room. The minimum entry age is 18, and cash transactions at the venue are limited to less than $1,000, with a 24-hour draw cap layered on top. Venue-level self-exclusion runs for up to five years, with a 24-hour cooling-off period after the request.

This is a state-level licensing regime, applied to a land-based casino. It is not an offshore arrangement and it is not an online licence — online casino is a separate question, addressed in its own section below.

The legal gambling age and what ID you need

The minimum age is 18 across all commercial gambling in Australia. At The Star Brisbane, valid photo ID is required at the door. It is an offence under the Casino Control Act for a person under 18 to be in any part of the Casino Licensed Area — not just the gaming floor, but the licensed zone as a whole. Door staff enforce this in practice.

For visitors joining the Star Club, the same rule applies: 18 or over with valid photo ID.

Playing safely — the tools that are actually there

BetStop is the National Self-Exclusion Register and is the federal government’s main tool for online and phone wagering. As at 31 July 2026, 67,480 people had registered, with 41,290 exclusions still active. Seventy-eight per cent of registrants were under 40; thirty-eight per cent chose lifetime exclusion. The register covers every Australian-licensed online and phone wagering service but does not cover land-based casinos, and does not cover offshore sites.

The National Gambling Helpline — 1800 858 858 — is free, confidential, staffed 24/7 and reachable through online chat at Gambling Help Online. Gambling Help Queensland runs the state-level counselling and self-exclusion support. Queensland’s Gambling Harm Action Plan 2026–28 focuses on education, support, research and regulation.

For context, around 2.1% of Australian adults — roughly 430,000 people — experience problem gambling. High-risk gambling sits at 1.8%. The safety net exists, and it is used.

Self-exclusion, BetStop and where to get help

For The Star Brisbane specifically, self-exclusion runs through the venue’s customer liaison officer. The exclusion can run for up to five years and includes a 24-hour cooling-off period before it takes effect. Gambling Help Queensland can process the exclusion remotely on a person’s behalf.

BetStop covers every Australian-licensed online and phone wagering service in one registration, with a minimum exclusion of three months and a maximum of lifetime. It does not cover offshore sites, which is the most concrete harm of the offshore route described in the next section.

The phone number to call right now is 1800 858 858. The online chat is at gamblinghelponline.org.au.

Why you can’t play online casino in Brisbane

Online casino is prohibited in Australia under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The Act makes it an offence to provide an online casino, online pokies or in-play sports betting to a person in Australia. There is no licence for it — not federally, not in any state or territory. The ACMA, the federal regulator, has had 1,564 illegal gambling and affiliate websites blocked since its first blocking request in November 2019, and more than 225 illegal services have withdrawn from the Australian market since 2017. Credit cards, credit-related products and cryptocurrency are banned as payment for online wagering since 11 June 2024. A page promising “the best licensed online casinos in Brisbane” is describing something that does not exist.

The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026 passed Parliament on 19 August 2026 and its measures commence on 1 January 2026. From that date, no more than three wagering ads per hour between 6:00 am and 8:30 pm; no wagering advertising from 15 minutes before to 5 minutes after a live sporting event; and banks and payment providers gain express authority to block transactions to illegal gambling operators.

What IS legal online: pre-event wagering on racing and sport (state and territory licensed), lotteries, keno. What is not: online casino games, online pokies, in-play betting.

For the Australian player who reaches an offshore site anyway, the practical position is that the player is not prosecuted — the IGA targets the provider, not the user. But the player has no Australian consumer protection, no ACMA complaints recourse, no BetStop coverage, no withdrawal guarantee, and the site can be blocked at any time with a balance on it. The “best casino in Brisbane” question, applied to an offshore site, has no honest answer.

Is The Star Club worth joining?

The Star Club is the loyalty programme. It runs in five tiers — Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and above. Joining requires 18+ and valid photo ID. Tier Points accumulate through play on the floor and through spend at the precinct’s restaurants and bars. The practical value sits at the Gold threshold: free parking, access to The Club’s high-limit room, and the wider reward catalogue that runs from there. Platinum unlocks the Sovereign Room.

For a casual visitor — a dinner and a few hours on the floor — the membership pays off through the parking perk alone. One Tier Point costs about $20 of dining spend and earns a free all-day parking pass. The wider reward catalogue is not itemised in this page’s source set; the venue’s own pages carry the current redemption options.

Rewards, promotions and what your points actually get you

Beyond parking, Tier Points convert into rewards through the venue’s catalogue — dining credits, hotel upgrades, event access. Promotions run through the calendar, with terms that vary. A casual visitor earns enough on one evening’s dining to clear a single Tier Point and unlock the parking perk; a regular earns enough to climb tiers over months of play.

The decision for a first-time visitor is whether to sign up at the desk on the way in. The cost is five minutes of paperwork; the upside is the parking perk and the smoother path through the premium rooms if the visitor decides to come back.

How we evaluated The Star Brisbane

Sources used were The Star Brisbane’s own pages, the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane media materials, the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation register, ACMA materials on the online prohibition and Australian Financial Review, WA Today and Brisbane Times reporting on the venue. The evaluation criteria were breadth of gaming, uniqueness within Brisbane, access restrictions, transparency of information and visitor value.

The licence was checked against the Casino Control Act 1982 (Qld) and the OLGR register. Where The Star Brisbane’s own pages and the official register agreed, the page reports what they say. Where they did not — and the gaps were mainly in published pricing, drink menus and current promotion terms — the page reports qualitatively rather than fabricating numbers.

The structural limitation is real: with one casino in Brisbane, the ranking compares zones and experiences rather than competing venues. The comparison against The Star Gold Coast, Crown Melbourne and other Australian properties is a different kind of page.

What the numbers say about your night out

The casino’s gaming floor is less than 5% of the Queen’s Wharf development. The floor is authorised for 2,500 machines; about 1,500 are operational. The parking ladder runs from free (after a $20 dinner for non-Gold members, or for Gold members and above outright) to $80 for a casual full day. The financial pressure on Star Entertainment Group — $79 million in cash, a 15% revenue drop, lenders being asked for more — is real context for what the venue delivers today.

The visitor who gets the most out of the precinct is the overnight guest at The Star Grand. That booking unlocks the marble bathrooms, the pool club, the highest parking convenience and the full precinct access. The diner who never touches a machine gets value out of Sokyo, Fat Noodle, Aloria, Cherry and LiveWire — without paying for a hotel room they do not need. The serious poker player ends up in the dedicated poker room regardless of how the rest of the night goes. Each of these visitors leaves with a different verdict on the precinct, and each verdict is the right one for the night they came for.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Sky Deck at The Star Brisbane?

The Sky Deck is a 250-metre-long rooftop platform cantilevered 100 metres above the Brisbane River, running off the main towers of the Queen’s Wharf precinct. It houses Aloria, the rooftop restaurant, plus outdoor bars and event space. It is the precinct’s defining architectural feature.

Is online casino legal in Brisbane or Queensland?

No. Online casino is prohibited across Australia under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 — there is no state or territory that licences it. Pre-event wagering, lotteries and keno are legal online; casino games, online pokies and in-play betting are not.

How old do you have to be to enter The Star Brisbane casino?

Eighteen. Valid photo ID is required at the door, and it is an offence for a person under 18 to be in any part of the Casino Licensed Area, not just the gaming floor.

Is there a dress code for The Star Brisbane casino?

Yes — “neat and tidy” appearance. The Terms of Entry refuse steel-cap footwear, swimwear, face-concealing headwear, disguises or face paint, backpacks and luggage. The dress code is not a suit-and-tie rule.

How many poker machines does The Star Brisbane have?

Up to 2,500 machines are authorised under the licence. Around 1,500 machines were operational at the time of reporting, with the rest of the ceiling available as demand scales up.

Are there poker tournaments at Brisbane’s casino?

Yes. Star Poker Brisbane runs cash games and tournaments in a dedicated room, separate from the main floor, 24 hours a day.

Published by the Fast Payout Casinos AU team.