The Treasury Casino, also known as The Treasury is a casino in Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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. It also houses a hotel

Hotel

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, five restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

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Bar (establishment)

A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...

s, and a nightclub

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

. The casino is operated by ECHO Entertainment Group.

One per cent of the casino's gross gaming revenue is deposited in the Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund. This fund supports non-profit community based groups and is administered by the Government of Queensland

Government of Queensland

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Origins

The casino and hotel occupy two of Australia's grandest heritage buildings, the Treasury Building

Treasury Building, Brisbane

The former Queensland Government Treasury Building, is located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on a city block surrounded by George Street, Queen Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street....

, and the nearby Lands Administration Building. The buildings are separated by Queens Park. A 700 vehicle carpark is located beneath the park.

Architecture and refurbishment

An early 19th century building with Edwardian-Baroque exterior designs and ornate colonnade

Colonnade

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Sandstone

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 walls and six-story atrium

Atrium (architecture)

In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...

, the historic Treasury Building houses a three-level gaming emporium of 80 gaming tables and over 1300 gaming machines and was opened refurbished as the Treasury Casino in April 1995.
The hotel section of the Conrad Treasury Casino is housed in the former Lands Administration Building

Lands Administration Building, Brisbane

The former Lands Administration Building is a four-storeyed ex-government office building occupying a site bounded by George Street, Stephens Lane, William Street and Queens Gardens in Brisbane, Australia...

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There are also function rooms, each with its own personality and design sense, available for booking. These rooms range from early 19th century designed to modern business meeting rooms.

Gaming

Treasury offers a number of gambling games:

• Blackjack
  Blackjack
  Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
  
   - 6 Deck, Doubling allowed after splitting, Split once.
• Treasury 21 - A variant of Spanish 21
  Spanish 21
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• Mini Baccarat
  Baccarat
  Baccarat is a card game, played at casinos and by gamblers. It is believed to have been introduced into France from Italy during the reign of King Charles VIII , and it is similar to Faro and Basset...
  
  
• Treasury Wheel - Australian Big Six wheel
  Big Six wheel
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• Caribbean Stud Poker
  Caribbean stud poker
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• Roulette
  Roulette
  Roulette is a casino game named after a French diminutive for little wheel. In the game, players may choose to place bets on either a single number or a range of numbers, the colors red or black, or whether the number is odd or even....
  
  
• Texas Hold'em Poker
• Sic Bo
  Sic bo
  Sic bo , also known as tai sai , dai siu , big and small or hi-lo, is an unequal game of chance played with three dice, and of ancient Chinese origin. Grand hazard and chuck-a-luck are variants, and of English origin...
  
  
• Gaming Slot machines
• 3-Card Poker
• Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker
• Rapid Roulette

Entertainment

In the evening, the casino lights up with RGB-LED lights and an array of attractions such as dances and music bands are performed for the entertainment of its customers. Celebrity poker tournament

Poker tournament

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s have also been held at the Treasury.