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This time is different? The local costs of Cairns’ new casino

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  The proposed Aquis casino resort in Cairns is edging ever closer to regulatory approval. The development is touted by proponents as a “man-made wonder of the world” and will cost billions to develop. The Mpo new slot Queensland government is   tiktok 4d slot login   reportedly pushing for it in order to bring gamblers to Cairns in the hope that the dollars they leave behind will stimulate the region’s economy. According to the proposal’s boosters, the casino is aimed squarely at the Chinese market. The developers claim that it will attract not only: … the Chinese mass-market middle class, but also the big-spending, high-value, ever-expanding Chinese upper class. Those with long memories or a familiarity with the history of casino development in Australia have heard this story before. From Hobart to Darwin, casinos have been justified with hopes of attracting lucrative international tourists and gamblers, particularly from Asia. Yet such hopes have rarely Mpo new slot been realis