Australia is emerging as the latest hotspot for casino operators as they look to attract Asia s high

Australia is emerging cancun travel special last minute as the latest hotspot for casino operators as they look to attract Asia s high rollers to the gaming tables as well as its pristine beaches & very popular centres like the Great Barrier Reef. With a mining boom slowing, the prospect of thousands of new jobs & billions in tourist dollars has convinced Queensland & New South Wales to back four new casinos, despite fears over their potential environmental & social impacts. The resorts are at various stages of planning, with Queensland, already a very popular destination, the main focus of a charge spearheaded by Australian mogul James Packer & Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung. David Wiadrowski, head of Australian Entertainment & Media at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, asserted cancun travel special last minute Asians culturally liked to gamble & the latest plans were a win-win for state governments. For governments, rightly or wrongly, these integrated resorts are an attractive attractive proposition 'cause they create employment opportunities & tax dollars, which they can then put back in to the community, he said. But the huge question was whether there was sufficient demand. It is a high-risk strategy, getting the occupancy in the resorts, he said. Australia already has more than a dozen casinos, although not on the same scale as the proposed projects. In May, Fung won a gaming licence, conditional on environmental, planning & gambling approvals cancun travel special last minute being obtained, for his huge Aus$8.15 billion (US$7.53 billion) Aquis resort near Cairns. It is being touted as the biggest investment in tourism infrastructure in Australia s history, with eight hotels, an exhibition centre, entertainment precincts, a championship golf course & one of the world s biggest aquariums.