Crown+Entertainment+Complex

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====Crown Casino is an enormous casino which is located on the Yarra Rivers south bank in Melbourne, Australia. The Crown casino opened in 1997.It had originally been located on the north bank of the Yarra. Children are permitted in the entertainment complex but not in the gaming area which serves alcohol. The size of the Crown Casino equivalent to two city blocks which makes it the biggest casino in the Southern Hemisphere and the biggest in the world. Crown is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.====

Lloyd Williams was the original owner, it was then taken over by the Packers in 1999. It has 350 table games and 2,500 poker machines.
====The Crown Casino was the first to introduce an electronic version of Roulette, which is known as Rapid Roulette. This is basically the same game as traditional roulette.====

Crown Casino has 2,500 poker machines on the casino floor. There are also some VIP areas.
====The Crown Casino also has some nightclubs, a Village Cinema and many restaurants, take away outlets and food courts and shops. It also has some specialist shops such as Prada, Burberry, Louis Vuitton and Versace.====