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Wrest Point was Australia’s first casino and today it radiates comfort, tradition and excitement. With an absolute waterfront location, Wrest Point is Hobart’s premier choice for accommodation, dining and first-class entertainment. Located on the shore of the River Derwent, Wrest Point has a long and proud place in Tasmania’s history.
- “Tonight our iconic Wrest Point tower will be lit blue as a beacon of hope and solidarity. “We do this for our team, for the 38,000 Tasmanian tourism and hospitality workers impacted by yesterday’s shut down and for our community.
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In 1936 a local entrepreneur named Arthur Drysdale purchased land the casino now sits on and declared his intention to build “Australia’s finest hotel”. Neither the Great Depression nor the imminent start of World War II was able to dissuade him. True to his word, Drysdale opened the Wrest Point Riviera Hotel and it quickly became the “place to be seen”.
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In the early 1950’s when Greg Farrell senior honeymooned at the Riviera with his wife Dolores, the connection that he felt to the property was immediate. The seeds of future possibilities had been planted. He didn’t know it then, but years later he would be the driving force behind the Riviera’s conversion to Wrest Point Casino and Hotel.
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The casino was initially conceived to address the seasonal nature of Tasmania’s tourism industry, designed to be an attraction that would entice visitors to the state all year round. Over the ensuing years the development of the casino had a profound impact on the social and economic fabric of the state. It boosted economic confidence, generated publicity for the state and paved the way for Tasmania’s now thriving hospitality and tourism industries.
These days, its waterfront location and close proximity to central Hobart continues to make Wrest Point an ideal location for guests to base themselves while exploring the sights of Australia’s southernmost capital city. It offers a range of accommodation options and dining experiences, from fine dining at the Point Revolving Restaurant to relaxed meals at The Loft bistro.
Wrest Point is the hub of Hobart entertainment and the home of world-class events, catering for private functions through to conferences and concerts for up to 1,600 people.
If you would like to find out more about Wrest Point, please visit www.wrestpoint.com.au
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The Wrest Point Hotel Casino was Australia's first legal casino, opening in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania, on 10 February 1973. The Wrest Point Riviera Hotel, Designed by Architect Keith Wildman and built by Arthur Drysdale and opened in 5 December 1939, was originally constructed on the site of the current Wrest Point Casino. During World War II the hotel was 'booming' and the hotel was sold to Australia's oldest hotel group, Federal Hotels, in March 1956.
In the 1960s, The Federal Group attempted to secure Australia's first casino license. At the time, Tasmania's natural scenery and beauty were not widely known elsewhere, and as a result the state wasn't attracting many tourists. The company hoped that a casino would be the draw-card that would kick-start Tasmania's tourism industry.
The development of the casino included the construction of the 17-storey hotel tower, with a revolving restaurant, designed by acclaimed architect Sir Roy Grounds, a landmark that is nationally identified with Hobart, and the 64-metre octagonal tower remains the city's tallest building.
Wrest Point has a number of bars and restaurants including: The BirdCage Bar (Jazz and Cocktail Bar), The Onyx Bar, The Point Revolving Restaurant, The Point Lounge Bar, Pier One Restaurant and Bar, The Coffee Shop (Buffet Restaurant), The Loft Bistro, Riverview Snacks Boardwalk Bar, The casino bar (on the main gaming floor).
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The Wrest Point Hotel Casino is seen by many locally and nationally across Australia as being a more serious gaming venue than the areas other major casino, the Country Club. Indeed, it shares much more in common with the major casinos in larger cities in the country by providing players with a thorough land based gaming experience that incorporates all manner of different casino gambling opportunities.
Wrest Point is definitely the gaming highlight in Tasmania and the overriding quality of the gaming experience together with great entertainment and accommodation, not to mention the historical twist, ensure that players of any level can enjoy a top class land based gaming experience in Australia. In terms of going online, the accessibility of the support team is definitely the main thing to look out for, as players definitely do not need to simply be satisfied with a ‘one size fits all’ solution to their gaming needs.