Mindil Beach Casino & Resort is a

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in Darwin,

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, owned and operated by

Delaware North Delaware North is a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company also operates in the lodging, sporting, airport, gambling, and entertainment industries. The company employs over 55,000 people worl ...

. It is the only casino in Darwin.

History

Don Casino (1979–83)

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 1979.

Mindil Beach Casino (1983–85)

The licence was in 1983 transferred to the Mindil Beach Casino. In 1984, the Territory government forcibly acquired it, along with the

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, from

Federal Hotels Federal Group is a privately owned family company which operates tourism, hospitality, retail, and a national sensitive freight company but are primarily known for their casino and gaming assets in Tasmania which is described as a "a licence to pr ...

for $50 million. A joint venture between Greate Bay Casino Corp. (owner of the

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) and Aspinall Holdings (a British casino operator) was set up to operate the two casinos.

Diamond Beach Hotel and Casino (1985–95)

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 1986, and then acquired the territorial government's 17 percent interest for $5 million in 1987.

MGM Grand Darwin (1995–2004)

In 1995, MGM Grand acquired the property for US$75 million, including US$13 million of assumed debt. It was renamed as the MGM Grand Darwin.

SkyCity Darwin (2004–2019)

The SkyCity Entertainment Group purchased the hotel in 2004 for $195 million and took ownership on 23 July 2004.

Mindil Beach Casino & Resort (2019–present)

Skycity sold the hotel to American company

in April 2019 for $188 million. Delaware North changed the property's name to Mindil Beach Casino & Resort to reflect one of its original names and its modern resort facilities.

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