Category Archives: Australasia

Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia

Any visitors to Australia, New Zealand and quite possibly South Africa will, before long, notice that many things are labelled with the term “biggest in the Southern Hemisphere”.  Some of these things are genuinely big, some not as big as … Continue reading

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Star City, Sydney, Australia

In a country such as Australia. where gambling is something of a national pastime and in Sydney especially, which one might well regard as the cultural and entertainment capital of the country, one would expect there to be more than … Continue reading

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Sky City, Auckland, New Zealand

The focus of this post is the the biggest city on the North Island of New Zealand.  Auckland, although not the capital (that’s Wellington), is home to some 30% of New Zealand’s citizens – a little over 1,300,000 people so … Continue reading

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Jupiter’s Hotel & Casino, Gold Coast, Australia

Australian’s are keen on gambling – well keen might not be the correct word.  How do you describe a nation in which 80% of the adults partake in gambling of one type or another. Some may just have an annual … Continue reading

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