The 13-year-old casino will be turned around as part of a proposed $475 million makeover.
"Star City will be facing the harbour and the city, and that will give us an advantage that no other casino in the world can match," said Walter Bugno, the chief executive of casinos at Tabcorp, owner of Star City casino .
Under the proposal, a five-star hotel will be built on a vacant block at the rear of the site and there will be an expansion of dining options available, with 17 restaurants and 11 new bars.

The existing casino theatre will become a venue that can be used as a cinema as well as for concerts, fashion parades and live broadcasts.

The redevelopment includes a sports betting area. Last week Tabcorp announced a plan to open an online and phone bookmaking business, called Luxbet that would operate from the Northern Territory.
The development application goes on public display today, and is also believed to contain a revised plan for an outdoor gaming area .

Earlier this year, the casino was criticized after it sought the City of Sydney council's approval to create Australia's largest outdoor gambling zone as a means of recouping revenue lost after the introduction of indoor smoking prohibitions. Executives believed changes have been made to ensure it complies with the unenclosed space laws.

The new application will require the approval of the planning minister, Kristina Keneally, who announced a shortlist of companies for another large harbour-front development yesterday: the $2.5 billion Barangaroo project.

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