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A DEVELOPMENT insider says any pitch for a $1 billion project, a mooted starting point for a Global Tourism Hub, would not deliver “substantial tourism infrastructure”.

State Government, which has called for interest in a Gold Coast GTH, and associated casino licence, has not definitively specified what the value should be but $1b has been put forward as the entry point.

A development professional with gaming resort experience said any new GTH should be comparable to Star Entertainment Group’s giant Queen’s Wharf complex in Brisbane

“That seems to be the example most referenced. An operator will face significant expense before they consider hard tourism infrastructure.”

The insider said costs would include $300m for land and