Crown Perth facts for kids
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The Crown Perth complex
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| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Address | Great Eastern Highway Burswood WA 6100 Australia |
| Opening date | 30 December 1985 |
| No. of rooms | 1,196 |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Crown Resorts Limited |
| Previous names | Burswood Island Casino (1985–87) Burswood Island Complex (1987–99) Burswood Entertainment Complex (1999–2011) |
| Renovated in | 1990, 1999, 2002, 2012 |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 614: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
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Building details
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| Hotel chain | Crown Metropol Perth Crown Promenade Perth Crown Towers Perth |
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| Cost | A$200 million |
| Renovation cost | A$96 million (2002 renovations) A$750 million (2012 renovations) |
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| Seating capacity | 2,300 (Crown Theatre Perth) 1,800 (Grand Ballroom at Crown Perth) 830 (The Astral) |
| Number of restaurants | 32 |
Crown Perth is a large entertainment complex in Burswood, Western Australia. It is located near the Swan River in Western Australia. This big resort has a casino, a convention centre for meetings, a theatre, and two large ballrooms.
It also features 32 restaurants and bars, a nightclub, and fun activities. There are three hotels at Crown Perth: the Crown Metropol Perth (405 rooms), the Crown Promenade Perth (291 rooms), and the fancy Crown Towers Perth (500 rooms), which opened in December 2016. Crown Perth is one of three similar resorts owned by Crown Resorts in Australia's main cities.
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History of Crown Perth
How it All Started
In 1984, the government of Western Australia suggested building a casino complex. This complex would be on Burswood Island, about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) east of Perth central business district. The land was once a landfill, which made building tricky.
A company called Tileska Pty Ltd won the bid to build the complex. This company was a partnership between Dallas Dempster and Genting Berhad, a casino company from Malaysia.
Building the Big Resort
The first part of the project was planned to cost A$200 million. It included a casino with 135 gaming tables, a 400-room hotel, a golf course, and a convention center. The plan also included tennis courts, an outdoor theater, and other cool features.
The second part of the plan was to build another hotel, but this was put on hold for many years. Genting, with its experience running casinos in Malaysia, was chosen to manage the resort.
Opening Day Excitement
The Western Australian Parliament approved the resort's construction in March 1985. Everyone hoped it would be ready for the 1987 America's Cup boat race in Perth.
When it opened on December 30, 1985, it was called Burswood Island Casino. It was the biggest casino in Australia and the third largest in the world! People expected two to three million visitors each year. In its first two months, it made A$1 million every day, much more than expected. People even had to wait in long lines to get in because it was so popular.
The casino opened early, but the other parts of the resort, like the hotel and convention center, were still being built. By January 1987, three million people had visited the complex.
The Burswood Island Hotel, with 417 rooms, opened on October 4, 1987. Before it officially opened, one of the casino's biggest players stayed there and won A$1.4 million. This was thought to be the most money ever won by one person in an Australian casino at that time.
The Burswood Convention Centre opened on November 20, 1987. The entire Burswood Island complex had its official opening on April 8, 1988.
Changes in the 1990s
The casino grew bigger in 1990. A special room for high-stakes players, called the International Room, was improved in 1995. In 1998, the Burswood Theatre was completely renovated. The hotel rooms also got a big makeover in 1999.
In 1996, the famous singer Michael Jackson performed three sold-out shows at the Burswood Dome. About 60,000 people came to see him.
Growth in the 2000s
In 2000, a A$96 million project improved the resort. New places like the Ruby Room nightclub and Champion's Bar opened in 2001 and 2002. The Grand Ballroom also opened.
In 2004, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, owned by Kerry Packer, took full control of the resort. In 2005, they renamed it the "Burswood Entertainment Complex." A new 291-room Holiday Inn hotel opened in August 2005.
In 2006, a new VIP room called The Pearl Room opened. It offered amazing views of the Swan River. In 2007, Crown Limited, a company owned by James Packer, took over the gaming parts of the resort. Another new gaming room, The Meridian Room, also opened.
In November 2009, Britney Spears performed two shows at the arena. These were her first concerts in Australia. In April 2010, the famous musical Cats had many shows at the Burswood Theatre.
Crown Perth Today
On December 14, 2011, James Packer announced that the Burswood Entertainment Complex would be renamed Crown Perth. The hotels on site were also rebranded to match the Crown Melbourne resort. The InterContinental Burswood became Crown Metropol Perth in June 2012. The Holiday Inn Perth Burswood became Crown Promenade in June 2012.
In August 2012, plans for a new 500-room luxury hotel were announced. This hotel, called Crown Towers, cost A$568 million to build. It opened in December 2016 and is the largest hotel in Perth. It brought the total number of hotel rooms at the casino to 1,200.
Casino Games
The casino at Crown Perth is open all day, every day. It is the only casino in Perth, Western Australia. Because of state laws, the casino does not have traditional reel slot machines. However, it has "electronic gaming machines" (EGMs). Many of these look similar to slot machines but follow special rules about how they look and work.
The casino offers many table games, including baccarat, blackjack, roulette, and poker. Other games include casino war, pai gow, money wheel, and sic bo.
In 2012, Crown wanted to add many more gaming machines and tables. The government supported this plan, seeing it as a natural way for the complex to grow. Crown Perth is the only place in Western Australia allowed to have these types of gaming machines.
In July 2025, the Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia decided that Crown Perth could keep its gaming license. This was after the casino made many changes to follow government rules.
Burswood Park
The beautiful park around the casino is called Burswood Park. This area was once a rubbish dump and a cement factory.
When the casino complex was built, the parklands were also cleaned up and turned into a public park. This happened in the early 2000s.
The park has lovely wildflower displays and a heritage trail with different statues. It used to have a public golf course, which closed in 2013. Now, a large pub and brewery called The Camfield is on that site, next to Perth Stadium. Many community events happen in Burswood Park, like Movies at Burswood, which raises money for charity.
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The Olympians
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Paddy Hannan
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Henry Camfield
Burswood Dome
The Burswood Dome was a large arena next to Crown Perth. This arena was taken down to make space for the resort to expand.
See also
- List of integrated resorts
