The minimums were similar to what you would see in a high-end Vegas casino on a busy Saturday night. Meanwhile, to Australia I say, 'Bravo! And thank you very much.' Minimums Hopefully, one day, nonsmokers will be able to play in Las Vegas without being slowly killed by secondhand smoke. One thing I'd like to give the casino huge credit for is prohibiting smoking! I'm not sure whether to give credit to the city of Sydney, the state of New South Wales, or the country of Australia, but thank you for caring about the health and comfort your non-smoking guests and employees. Sadly, they removed these machines sometime between then and now. New players could have up to five per day while higher level players could have more. When I first visited the Star City in 2008, there were machines that served free, non-alcoholic beverages. If you order a drink, even a non-alcoholic one, from a cocktail waitress, expect to pay bar prices for it. Unfortunately, there is no complimentary beverage service that I could see at the Star City. Perhaps this has something to do with the fact that the clientele is about 50% Asian (all due apologies for stereotyping). No, this is a place to come if you want to be left alone to gamble. You won't find loud atmosphere music, shopping or shows. This is a place to come for serious gambling. In terms of atmosphere, the casino is more like what you'll find in Macau than Vegas.

If you get hungry, there are restaurants on the first floor as well as plenty surrounding the casino in Darling Harbour. On the second floor, where the casino is located, you won't find much more than a casino and a buffet. Just when you think you've finally seen the whole thing you stumble upon another cavern with even more tables and slot machines (or pokies, as they call them down under). It is easy to get disoriented as you wander about.

The casino itself could be most closely compared to the Aria in Las Vegas. Since then, it looks like it has gone through some redecorating but is much the same as it was six years ago. I had been to this casino before, in 2008.

However, if you go inside and find your way up the escalators, you'll stumble upon an enormous room with a casino the size of an average property on the Las Vegas Strip. From the exterior, one would never know it is a casino. In the case of Sydney, the one and only casino is the Star City. The policy seems to be that each major city is allowed, at most, one. The entire country of Australia has only 13 casinos.

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