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1. Melbourne’s Crown entertainment complex is the largest gaming venue in the southern hemisphere, and one of the world’s largest entertainment complexes of its kind. The complex, covering 510,000 square metres attracts an average of 12 million visitors each year (360,000 visitors every week) and is the largest single site employer in Victoria employing around 7,500 staff. Crown Casino has more table games, pokies machines and largest jackpots than any other casino in Australia and it also has the first Las-Vegas-style Poker Room in the Southern Hemisphere. (Source: Crown Ltd)
2. Melbourne is Australia’s computer games capital. A thriving cluster of local game development companies is making an impact on the international scene. A growing number of multinational publishers, such as the world’s second-largest independent games publisher, Atari, are choosing to base their Asian headquarters in Melbourne. Electronic Arts (USA) and Nintendo have significant operations in Melbourne. (Source: FilmMelbourneNow) 
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