Crown Casino

Crown Casino Melbourne Australia

The Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, is the largest casino and gaming establishment in Australia.  This is the place to be if you are in Australia and looking for a full casino resort with gambling, entertainment, fine dining, nightclubs, shopping, and hotel accommodations.  The Crown Casino spans two city blocks on the southern bank of Melbourne's Yarra River offering stunning views and accessibility to local city attractions.  The Crown hotel accommodations are luxurious and among the best in Melbourne.

The Crown Casino has all of the usual gaming one expects such as blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean Stud poker, baccarat, and the like.  The casino is very popular with a mix of local Australian residents and international patrons.

Crown Casino is also the place to play poker in Australia.  This is a very comfortable poker room with good service and plasma screens for sports viewing.  The Crown Casino poker room has over 50 poker tables and Australia’s largest range of cash poker games and poker tournaments.  The daily poker games at Crown Casino include Texas Holdem, Omaha poker, 7 Card Stud Poker, and Manila poker, as well as other poker games based on daily demand at the poker room.

The Crown Casino poker room is also the place for poker tournaments.  On most days, poker players will find the poker room hosting at least one tournament with buy-ins generally ranging from AUD $25 to $550, although there are some occasional high stakes poker tournaments.  Most of the daily poker tournaments are Texas Holdem poker tournaments.  The Crown poker room also has a fun Friday night freeroll poker tournament for new poker players that would like to see what poker tournament play is like.  The freeroll poker tournament is open to players that are not yet members of the casino's players clubs - the Crown Club or the Crown Poker Club.

The Crown Casino is host to the major poker tournament event of the year in Australia - the Crown Casino Australian Poker Championship commonly known as the "Aussie Millions."  The Aussie Millions Australian Poker Championship is an annual event comprised of more than 15 individual poker tournaments taking place over about a two week period in January.  The main event is a Texas Holdem Poker Championship tournament.  There is also an Australian Manila Poker Championship tournament, a two day H.O.R.S.E. poker tournament, and a two day Heads Up Texas Holdem poker tournament, as well as other daily poker tournaments.

The Crown Casino is also host to the annual Victorian Poker Championship tournament, the Melbourne Poker Championship tournament, and the New Zealand Poker Championship tournament.

The Crown Casino resort has plenty of entertainment and interesting attractions.  The Palms at Crown is a classy cabaret style showroom that hosts major music and comedy celebrities.  There is almost always some free entertainment going on at one of the many bars and restaurants with music ranging from rock to jazz.  Patrons will also find a bowling alley, movie theatres, light shows, shopping, lounges, and plenty of restaurants offering everything from buffets to fine French dining.

The Crown Casino resort complex has two hotels - the luxury of Crown Towers Hotel or the more relaxed Crown Promenade Hotel.  Crown Towers is one of the flagship hotels in Australia and is a regular winner of the Luxury Hotel Victorian Tourism Award.  The Crown Towers has 482 opulently appointed oversized guest rooms with spectacular views of the city or Port Phillip Bay.  The Crown Casino Towers Hotel has a wonderful spa facility, tennis courts, a gymnasium, and an indoor swimming pool.

The Crown Casino Promenade Hotel has 465 guest rooms that are stylish and modern with floor to ceiling windows, flat screen televisions, and views of the city or Port Phillip Bay.  Promenade Hotel facilities include a restaurant and bar, swimming pool, spa, sauna, and outdoor terrace lounges.  The Crown Casino Promenade Hotel has received the Victorian Tourism Award for Deluxe Accommodations.

The Crown Casino Towers Hotel can be contacted at + (61) 3-9292-6868 or (800) 811-653 (toll free within Australia) and the Crown Casino Promenade Hotel can be contacted at + (61) 3-9292-6688 or (800) 776-612 (toll free within Australia).

The Crown Casino Melbourne is located at 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC, Melbourne, Australia 3006.  The telephone for the casino is +61 3 9292 8888.  The Crown Casino website is www.crowncasino.com.au.  The Crown Casino poker room has its own website at www.crownpoker.com.au.

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