All totaled there is over 104,000 square feet of gaming featuring 1490 electronic gaming machines, including slots, and video poker 140 gaming tables with a wide variety of card and dice games, and a 34-table poker room, which offers weekly tournaments and cash games and is home to Australia's 'The World Series of Poker.' Situated over two levels, the Star Casino features some unique gaming spaces including one with its own restaurant and lounge and another interactive gaming space with a 15 x 3.5-meter mega screen. Amenities include five fine dining restaurants, eight casual dining eateries, and the Cafe Court with eight grab-n-go type establishments two nightclubs, seven bars/lounges, a $100 million 3,000-seat Event Centre and concert hall, full-service spa and fitness center, indoor and outdoor pools, and more than 11 shops and high-end boutiques and more. Sydney's premier entertainment precinct, The Star offers luxury hotel rooms, apartments, suites and penthouses by way of its luxury hotels The Darling, Astral Tower, and Astral Residences. It is owned and operated by Star Entertainment, along with the Star Gold Coast and Treasury Brisbane. Overlooking Darling Harbour in Pyrmont, Sydney, The Star Sydney is the second largest casino in Australia, with only Melbourne 's Crown Casino being bigger. Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets.

Even on a cloudy day, we can appreciate how the crushed ice cocktails, especially the Pear O Nuts ($18), brimming with coconut vodka, Aperol and fresh apple and pear, will be amazing on balmy summer nights. Mr T’s Legacy Sour ($18), made with Tanqueray, Sloe gin and passionfruit, is delicious and a favourite from the limited menu. While the bongo-DJ-saxophonist trio leaves my date with “ mixed feelings,” we’re quite happy to enjoy the sense of superiority that comes from being able to see such an expansive view of Sydney and the harbour… Yes, we are looking down on you with cocktails in hand, tiny, scurrying ant-people. There are food tents serving tasty Chicken Quesadillas ($10) and Grilled Pork ($8), bars scattered around the perimeter, a gaming tent, drinks served in blue plastic cups and…oh…a bongo player. It’s like a mini (suit-filled) street festival on the rooftop of the casino. Rooftop, The Star, 80 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont (02) 9777 9000 /skyterrace This week Viv McGregor got to wonder what the poor folk were doing, from up high.

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