Leading Sydney operator Solotel has emerged as the new operator of the majority of the Public Hospitality portfolio recently into receivership, adding three inner west pubs to the collection. Formerly high-flying dealmaker for tax advisor KPMG, Jon Adgemis, came unstuck during a rapid rise to two-dozen hotels, as construction costs and interest rates rose following […]
One of Glebe’s historic watering holes has a new Friend – for the third time in six years, as Ray Reilly and co take on the inner west pub, following a public sale by Marcello Colosimo’s Momento Hospitality. In 2022 Momento undertook a rapid expansion of its inner west footprint, buying the Friend from Wallaby
A pub in Brisbane was forced to close during peak hours last Friday night, after it was discovered a woman was stuck in the roof. Around 4:30pm emergency services were called to the Albany Creek Tavern, in Albany Creek, where it was reported a disturbance was taking place in a public bar. Officers from
The fashion label owners of Paddington’s Village Inn have lost their court appeal to convert the site into a flagship store, as the pub’s trade benefits from the community outrage. Located near the corner of Glenmore Road and Oxford Street, overlooking the unofficial home to some of Australia’s best fashion brands, at The Intersection, the
Victoria’s liquor and gaming regulator reports it has held industry “to account” through its new risk-based, intelligence-led regulatory approach, leading to a year of proactive enforcement. In 2023–24, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) implemented the revised approach toward regulation and enforcement. This has led to 88 disciplinary actions against gambling licensees and
The long-awaited report on the NSW trial of cashless gaming has landed, and industry is calling the exercise a complete failure, as the oversight panel admits it could never achieve what was hoped. In response to electioneering and the NSW Crime Commission findings that a significant amount of the money put into EGMs was the
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The Victorian regulator has issued Goulburn Valley Hotel in Shepparton a fine of $100K, after finding it provided false information on an EGM licence application. The GV Hotel applied to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a licence to operate 40 poker machines at the hotel, in November 2022. It is a
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Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Group has acquired Sydney’s famous Luna Park, with plans to further increase its hospitality appeal. Enjoying a picturesque and totally unique location on the shores of Sydney Harbour, the historic Luna Park Sydney is a sprawling operation with many facets. It features 17 amusement rides, the heritage-listed Coney Island, the
Australian Venue Co has made the controversial decision to not do Australia Day celebrations at all of its 200-odd pubs around the country, and nationalistic pundits are not impressed. Australia Day on 26 January is commemoration of the day that the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay, in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union
Hakfoort Group has bought the resurrected Country Club Hotel, settling in with plans and a prompt name change in tune with the precinct. Located on Cunningham Street in the heart of Dalby’s town centre, on a prominent and expansive 2,073sqm lot, the Hotel is an historic landmark of the community. Built 1912, it was originally
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