AUTOMATED EFT JACKPOT PAYOUTS LIFT THE GAME

UTOPIA Gaming Systems has added key functionality for its Global CCU gaming system, automating link jackpot payouts for faster, more secure and compliant transactions. The number of link jackpots continues to grow across gaming venues, and traditional payout methods are

LIVINGSTONE PASSES HIS AUSSIE ON THE HILL

Warren ‘The Fanatic’ Livingstone has sold his reinvented Australian in Sydney’s rapidly expanding north-west growth corridor, McGraths Hill. An institution in the burgeoning precinct, the original pub was built on the corner of Pitt Town and Windsor roads by the

NEW AHA NATIONAL PRESIDENT: DAVID BASHEER

Acclaimed South Australian hotelier David Basheer has taken over from David Canny in the role of President of the National Australian Hotels Association. The Association (AHA) announced Basheer was elected unopposed to the position. Paul Palmer from the Northern Territory

SEABREEZE NELSON BAY ON OFFER

Hunt Hospitality has sent to market another large-format pub operation, offering the oceanside Seabreeze Hotel, in the heart of idyllic Nelson Bay. The windswept pub is on a commanding 3,180sqm corner with dual-frontage, just 200 metres from the Bay and

BURNETTS CALL TIME AT ST LORDS AFTER 45 YEARS

After an impressive 45 years of ownership, Geelong hospitality stalwarts the Burnett family have completed the sale process on their treasured St Lords Hotel. Former President of AHA Vic, Peter Burnett, established the pub on a high-profile corner in Newtown

ORANGE GROVE ON OFFER: FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS

Veteran Queensland-based hotelier Bruce Hedditch has listed the Orange Grove Hotel, in one of Sydney’s most tightly held precincts, marking its first time to market in four decades. Hedditch has held the prominent 934sqm corner site in Lilyfield for nearly

OXFORD HOTEL: BIGGER AND BETTER IN BATHURST

Having graced main drag William Street since 1864, the Oxford Bathurst has been reimagined to meet the evolving demands of the community and guests, becoming a beacon of NSW’s central west. The extremely large format hotel resides on a block

HUNT DIVESTING NEWCASTLE’S KENT

Stephen Hunt’s group is looking to divest Newcastle icon the Kent Hotel, at the centre of Hamilton’s bustling Beaumont Street precinct.   Built 1924, the big two-storey brick pub occupies a substantial 667sqm lot, with dual street frontage and an

REGULATOR TAKING SCALPS OVER ATM RULES

The NSW regular is taking a strict stance on the new laws around ATMs in pubs and clubs, issuing scores of penalty notices, including a hefty fine for Northlakes Tavern. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) has been conducting inspections and

VACANT KURRAJONG SELLS TO NEW GROUP

The Kurrajong Hotel at Erskineville, repossessed out of Jon Adgemis’ fading Public Hospitality fund, has sold as a vacant freehold for $20 million to a new hotel investor assembling a growing portfolio. The big corner pub is an Art Deco