Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL GREATLY EXPANDED AMID NATIONAL REFORMS

The Minns administration is forging ahead with its gambling reforms, announcing the massively expanded cashless trial as the Federal government closes the loophole on credit cards. Since being elected last March, the Minns government has implemented multiple reforms, including reducing the cash input limit for all new EGMs from 1 July (from $5k to $500), reducing […]

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FALVEY’S PUTS THE FILTER ON ESHAYS

Pub Relations, Social Media / Clyde Mooney

A Brisbane pub has sparked a stir on social media courtesy of its banned items dress code, clearly aiming at filtering out affiliates of the youth subculture known as ‘eshays’. Falvey’s Hotel is a family-owned suburban pub in Yamanto, near Ipswich, offering a beer garden, gaming area and bistro, as well as a nightclub. The

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PAVILION PLAYS HERITAGE GAME

Business & Trade, Pub Relations / Clyde Mooney

A sports bar pub in historic Salamanca has been at the forefront of a debate over preserving “character and heritage” while being a vibrant part of an entertainment precinct. The Pavilion at Salamanca is in an old three-storey former warehouse in the seaside tourist hotspot in Hobart. Not aware of the strictness of local council

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BOCSAR REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF ANTI-VIOLENCE POLICIES

A new study out of BOCSAR heralds stark results in its assessment of which NSW liquor licensing policies delivered the largest reduction in violent crime in and around venues. Between 2008 and 2018 the NSW Government implemented a range of liquor licensing reforms to reduce violence. The study estimates the impact of these policies on

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WOMAN SUES LYONS’ PUB OVER ASSAULT BY ANOTHER WOMAN

In the Courts, Legal / Clyde Mooney

A woman is suing the pub owned by Darryn Lyons – former Geelong mayor – after being assaulted by another patron that she says should have been removed earlier. Rebecca Gerdsen lodged a writ with the County Court over the incident on 6 February, 2021. She had gone to the Elephant and Castle Hotel on

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DRUNK GAMBLER SUES STAR OVER MILLIONS IN LOSSES

Gaming, Gaming - News / Clyde Mooney

A high-roller staying at The Star on the Gold Coast is suing the venue over $3.8 million he lost in a matter of hours while inebriated. Shakeel Latimer, now aged 40 years, resides in the Sydney suburb of Catherine Field, near Narellan. He is a shareholder in SDR Civil P/L and former shareholder in corporations

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SHORT’S SYDNEY COLLECTIVE IN ADMINISTRATION

Finance, Real Estate / Clyde Mooney

Pub industry trailblazer Fraser Short’s group The Sydney Collective has fallen into administration, said to owe around $6 million in tax and to creditors. The news broke late December – less than a year after TSC sold its share in five pubs, including the acclaimed Watsons Bay Hotel, to venture partners Laundy Hotels, headed by

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REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Victoria’s regulator has wielded the axe again, fining the country’s biggest pub operator nearly half a million dollars, and forcing Tabcorp to make most of its betting terminals cashless. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) $480k for operating electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at eight venues

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AUSTRALIA’S TOP SELLING BEERS OF 2023

Drinks - Beer, Drinks – Alcoholic / Clyde Mooney

The list of the top-selling beers for 2023 finds Great Northern atop the podium again, as the cost of living and changing demographics see the humble brew bought by the few, rather than the many. Market research from Circana is behind NewsCorp’s annual list. It saw Great Northern Super Crisp Lager again the top-selling beer

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DAYLESFORD PUB FATAL CRASH: DRIVER CHARGED

In the Courts, Legal / Clyde Mooney

The driver of a car that tore through the beer garden of the Royal Hotel Daylesford last month, killing five people, has faced court over 14 charges, accused of ignoring repeated alerts on his blood sugar. Police report a white BMW X5 was travelling south-west on Albert St in Daylesford, when it mounted a kerb

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WAUGH TAKES ON THE UNION

HISTORIC FORTUNE OF WAR RENEWED

NEW FOOD AND HOSPITALITY ‘SUPER EVENT’

LANDMARK MILL HOTEL ON OFFER FOR FIRST TIME

MARKETS FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES

LOCAL COUPLE TRANSFORMS BOLT INN INTO GOURMET GETAWAY

Author name: Clyde Mooney