Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad said that the announcement of the winning bid for Brisbane casino will be made after the state’s next month’s budget on July 14.

Trad also said that the evaluation of the bids and probity checks on Queen’s Wharf were not yet finished.

“I don’t think it will be before budget,” Trad said in Brisbane on Sunday. “The Queen’s Wharf project continues apace. There has been no delays. But we need to do the appropriate checks. The project will be announced soon.”

Echo Entertainment and James Packer’s Crown have submitted their final proposals to build the multi-billion dollars Queen’s Wharf casino in Brisbane on May 21.