An artist's impression of tycoon James Packer's proposed billion-dollar casino for Asian high-rollers (L), stands on the Sydney skyline after Packer picked the British firm Wilkinson Eyre design, in Sydney on May 16, 2013. The Australian mogul wants his 60-storey building to rival the Sydney Opera House in the iconic structure stakes - AFP Photo/Crown Ltd.
SYDNEY: Australia is emerging as the latest hotspot for casino operators as they look to attract Asia's high rollers to the gaming tables as well as its pristine beaches and popular centres like the Great Barrier Reef.
With a mining boom slowing, the prospect of thousands of new jobs and billions in tourist dollars has convinced Queensland and New South Wales to back four new casinos, despite fears over their potential environmental and social impacts.
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