The City of Wanneroo is pushing to be the base for Perth's second casino. The Mayor of Wanneroo, Jon Kelly, says the city of is facing a shortfall of up to 70,000 jobs within 25 years unless a major infrastructure project is launched in the area. He says a casino, built on the coast between Alkimos and Two Rocks, is one of the best options to bring foreign investment and tourism to the area.

PBL'S Crown Casino in Melbourne and its Burswood Casino in Perth will be used to guarantee a bond issue to help prop up the price of listed US company Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau), it emerged yesterday. James Packer's company plans to raise up to USD 250 million (AUD 290 million) in exchange tradeable bonds, as part of a move to to bolster the price of the Macau company, which has been badly hit in recent weeks by visa restrictions being imposed on gamblers by the Chinese Government.