The concept of a Gold Coast casino was first proposed in 1957 but various concepts were shot down over the intervening years until the Bjelke-Petersen Government approved the $186 million development.History was made on the night of Novemwhen Local Government Minister Russ Hinze dropped a 20c coin into a slot machine and came up a winner.Mr Hinze drew 18 on the blackjack machine, which busted on 25, giving the Minister a prize of 40c. These days the city is very much at ease with the idea of a casino but that wasn’t always the case – in fact it took 28 years for the idea to come from the drawing board to reality.This weekend marks 35 years since the casino, originally known as Conrad Jupiters, opened its doors for the first time.
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