DE ANGELIS WELCOMES LANTERN’S UNCLE BUCKS PREMIUM PUB

Listed Lantern Group’s final countdown has begun, with news of the premium sale of Uncle Buck’s Hotel to the family-operated De Angelis Group. The ASX-announcement by Lantern (LTN) said the sale price of $25.3 million represented a 30.5 per cent

COLLECTOR HOTEL & BENEFITS ON SALE IN BOOM TOWN

The Collector Hotel in Parramatta has come to market boasting lessee assets in the town of opportunity. Parramatta is alive with development activity, hosting the lion’s share of building sites that have seen Sydney leading the record-breaking crane count across

VCGLR MOVING WITH TIMES AND TECH

The Victorian liquor regulator continues its push toward “modernisation” and integration, recognising the challenges of the twenty-first hospitality environment. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) announced Stage Two of its transformation plan in August, 2015, building on

FEROS TO ROLL AUCTION DICE WITH PRIMED TENNYSON

John Feros’ JDA Hotels has been tempted to market with its newly-acquired top-100 Tennyson Hotel. Just 14 months after snapping up the asset for around $27 million, JDA has re-listed the Tennyson with high expectations for a hot market especially

THE STAR FACES ACCUSATIONS OF MIS-REPORTING OF VIOLENCE

The Star has been accused of under-reporting and mis-reporting violent incidents in the casino in a damning ABC report based on a leaked Liquor & Gaming report. On Monday night ABC’s PM broadcast spoke of an in-depth review of security

OPERATORS SENT BROKE BY RED TAPE AND SHIFTING GOAL POSTS

A Toowoomba pub is closing this weekend, with the owners saying they simply could not compete given the hurdles and rising number of licensed venues in the area. Brothers Simon and Liam Janetzki purchased the lease of the Bellevue Hotel

DIXON DANCES WITH KKR FOR $40m SLICE OF KEYSTONE

The high-profile sale of the Keystone portfolio has taken a twist, with creditors KKR helping Dixon Hospitality into a $40m deal for six Sydney venues including Kingsley’s fine-dining restaurant. Despite previous statements denying interest in assets of the beleaguered The