With the Johnnie Walker Classic golf tournament finishing up in Perth last week, tourist eyes might be pretty excited about the golfing possibilities in Western Australia's capital. And with good reason - we're a city that's built across a huge area meaning there is plenty of room for golf courses.

I can still remember when the Burswood Casino first opened up here in Perth in the mid-1980s. It was a big sensation for this coming-of-age city to get its first casino, and back then dress standards were strict and queues were long.