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Crown Perth's Premier Gaming Lounge is Western Australia's most complete eat-and-play destination and one of the two or three finest pokies complexes in the country. Two full floors of electronic gaming machines, six on-site restaurants, dedicated private VIP suites, Swan River views, and a resort complex that justifies an overnight stay — there is simply nothing else in Western Australia that competes at this level.
⭐ #1 WA
Crown Perth occupies a spectacular riverside site in Burswood, directly across the Swan River from Perth's CBD. The complex includes a luxury hotel, a full-scale entertainment arena, a spa, multiple pool facilities, and the gaming complex that is our focus here — the Premier Gaming Lounge that sprawls across two full levels of the main entertainment building.
The scale is genuinely impressive. Over 2,000 electronic gaming machines are spread across two interconnected floors that together cover approximately 14,500 square metres of gaming space — making this the largest gaming floor in Western Australia and one of the largest in Australia. Yet the space never feels like an overwhelmingly generic warehouse of machines. The design team has partitioned the floor into distinct zones — each with its own colour palette, ambient lighting design, and acoustic character — that create the feeling of moving through multiple venues within a single building.
The riverside orientation of the building means that the eastern side of the gaming floor catches views of the Swan River and the Perth CBD skyline. This is a detail that photographers and city skyline enthusiasts will particularly appreciate — the Perth CBD glittering across the river at night, visible through floor-to-ceiling windows, is among the finest urban views available from any Australian gaming venue.
The ground-level floor is organised into seven zones — Pacific Rim, Outback Gold, Coastal Blue, Perth Nights, River Run, High Plains, and Sunset Strip — each with distinct theming carried through the carpet, lighting, and machine curation. The Coastal Blue zone, positioned along the river-view windows, houses the most recent machine arrivals and consistently draws the largest crowds. The Outback Gold zone runs the highest-denomination cabinets in the complex and is accessible to all members regardless of tier.
The upper level is divided between a 600-machine general gaming area and four dedicated VIP Private Suites — each housing between 20 and 40 premium machines in a fully enclosed, staffed environment. The suites are accessed via a separate elevator lobby and require Sapphire or above tier membership in the Crown Rewards programme.
Inside the Private Suites, the experience is genuinely outstanding. Machine denominations start at $2 per spin and escalate to $25 per spin on the highest-denomination cabinets — the latter reserved exclusively for Platinum tier members. Complimentary premium beverages, butler call systems, dedicated air conditioning, and a separate catering service from the main floor restaurants make extended sessions in the Suites a legitimate luxury experience.
Crown Perth's dining portfolio is the most diverse of any venue we review, with six fully operational restaurants catering to every mood and budget.
Crown's flagship restaurant and one of Perth's finest dining experiences. The yum cha on Sunday mornings has a three-week advance booking waitlist — book via the loyalty programme for priority access. Dinner service is equally exceptional, with a focus on premium Cantonese and Shanghainese preparations. Do not miss the Peking duck, which is among the finest we've had outside Hong Kong.
The Perth outpost of Nobu Matsuhisa's global brand delivers the expected quality with the advantage of exceptional local Western Australian ingredients — Margaret River truffle, Abrolhos Island scallops, and WA rock lobster feature seasonally. Expensive, but worth it on a special occasion.
Chef Guillaume Brahimi's accessible French bistro concept is the best value fine dining option in the complex. Classic bistro preparations executed with precision — the steak frites using local WA grass-fed beef is a benchmark for the genre.
The late-night option. American diner concept with large TVs, craft beer, and food until 3am on weekends. Quality is consistent rather than remarkable but the hours make it invaluable for extended gaming evenings.
Part of the Neil Perry flagship group. Outstanding wagyu beef selection, excellent wine list, and the most formal atmosphere of the six venues. Best approached as a destination dinner independent of gaming.
Crown's buffet concept runs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an international spread that's reliably good at the price point. Useful for larger groups with varied preferences.
The Crown Rewards programme is one of Australia's most mature gaming loyalty systems. Five tiers — Classic, Gold, Platinum, Sapphire, and Diamond — provide a clear progression structure with genuinely valuable rewards at every level above Classic.
Crown Perth's Premier Gaming Lounge is the definitive Western Australian gaming and dining destination. It rivals The Star Sydney in almost every dimension and surpasses it in dining variety and overall complex scale. For Perth residents, this is simply the best gaming experience available. For interstate and international visitors to Perth, it is a destination in its own right that justifies the trip.