Flaws in casino plan, says council, by Jano Gibson - The Sydney Morning Herald - 17th August 2008

A proposed $475 million makeover of Star City casino has too many flaws and should be redesigned, City of Sydney council says.

The casino lodged plans in September to redevelop the venue into a world-class gambling and entertainment complex with a five-star hotel, the largest outdoor gambling area in Australia and an entrance facing the harbour instead of the back streets of Pyrmont.

But in a submission to the Department of Planning, which is assessing the proposal, the council said plans to redevelop the harbourside section of the casino "will impose a wall of glass" that "will not contribute to the overall civic feel of the harbour edge".

The council also warned the outdoor gambling area would have adverse effects. "This will promote longer uninterrupted periods of gambling, exacerbating the likelihood of problem gambling."

A Star City spokesman, Peter Grimshaw, said the casino was working with a design review panel set up by the department to amend the design of the harbourside section of the building.

(Credit: The Sydney Morning Herald)

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