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Casino in Darwin, Australia

Mindil Beach Casino & Resort is a casino in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, owned and operated by Delaware North. It is the only casino in Darwin.

History[edit]

Don Casino (–83)[edit]

The first casino in Darwin, and the second in Australia, operated at the Don Hotel, Cavenagh Street, and was granted a licence as the "Don Casino" in ^[1]

Mindil Beach Casino (–85)[edit]

The licence was in transferred to the Mindil Beach Casino.^[2][3] In , the Territory government forcibly acquired it, along with the Alice Springs Casino, from Federal Hotels for $50 million.^[4] A joint venture between Greate Bay Casino Corp. (owner of the Sands Atlantic City) and Aspinall Holdings (a British casino operator) was set up to operate the two casinos.^[5]

Diamond Beach Hotel and Casino (–95)[edit]

The Mindil Beach Casino was renamed as the Diamond Beach Hotel and Casino. Aspinall bought out Greate Bay's interest for US$1 million in ,^[6] and then acquired the territorial government's 17 percent interest for $5 million in ^[4]

MGM Grand Darwin (–)[edit]

In , MGM Grand acquired the property for US$75 million, including US$13 million of assumed debt.^[7] It was renamed as the MGM Grand Darwin.

SkyCity Darwin (–)[edit]

The SkyCity Entertainment Group purchased the hotel in for $ million and took ownership on 23 July ^[8]

Mindil Beach Casino & Resort (–present)[edit]

Skycity sold the hotel to American company Delaware North in April for $ million.^[9][10] Delaware North changed the property's name to Mindil Beach Casino & Resort to reflect one of its original names and its modern resort facilities.^[11]

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