Echo wins bid to build Brisbane casino

Original article by Mark Ludlow, Perry Williams
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 21-Jul-15

The Queensland Government has chosen a consortium headed by Echo Entertainment Group to build Brisbane’s second casino. The Destination Brisbane consortium, which also includes Chow Tai Fook and Far East Consortium, competed with Crown Resorts for the right to build the new gaming venue at Queen’s Wharf. It will be located next to Echo’s Treasury Casino. Echo plans to relocate its head office from Sydney to Brisbane.

CORPORATES
ECHO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED – ASX EGP, DESTINATION BRISBANE PTY LTD, CHOW TAI FOOK ENTERPRISES LIMITED, FAR EAST CONSORTIUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, GREENLAND HOLDING GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF STATE DEVELOPMENT, TRADE AND INNOVATION, TREASURY CASINO AND HOTEL, THE STAR, DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED