Historic first · Tasmania
Wrest Point Hotel Casino
If the Tasmania Circuit is on your list, Wrest Point in Hobart holds a genuine piece of Australian casino history — it was the first.
- Opened
- 1973
- Notable
- Australia's first legal casino
- Location
- Sandy Bay, overlooking the Derwent River
- Building
- Distinctive circular tower
Where Australian casino gaming started
Wrest Point opened in 1973 as Australia's first legal casino, well over a decade before any of the mainland properties on this list. Its distinctive circular tower, overlooking the Derwent River from Sandy Bay, has been a fixture of the Hobart skyline for more than fifty years.
A natural add-on to the Tasmania Circuit
Because the Tasmania Circuit is compact by lap standards, a Wrest Point stop is an easy add rather than a detour — Hobart is already a near-certain stop on any Tasmania loop, and the casino sits a short drive from the city centre.
Book the ferry early either way
If you're bringing the rig across on the Spirit of Tasmania to do this loop, that booking should happen well before you plan around any specific stop on the island — see the Tasmania Circuit route page for timing.
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