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UNDERAGE BLITZ TAKES THREE MORE

Posted on March 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s regulator has wrapped up its most comprehensive action to date combatting underage gambling, taking three more licensed venues separately to task in the past month. Appearing in the Magistrates’ Court, Supreme Edinburgh P/L, trading as the Duke of Edinburgh

DUKE PLEADS OUT OVER TEEN GAMBLER

Posted on February 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The Duke of Edinburgh, owned by Bruce Mathieson’s daughter and her husband, has been penalised for a lapse in security that allowed a disabled teenager to sneak in and use a gaming machine. The popular pub in inner Melbourne is

DERBY DUO FINED OVER $100K

Posted on January 24th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The owner of two pubs in the wild far northwest has dodged a bullet to stay in business, but copped over $100K in fines for what police allege were more than 2,700 breaches. An investigation by Western Australia's Liquor Commission

FBT PROPOSAL A ‘WIN’ FOR HOSPITALITY

Posted on January 22nd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The electioneering has begun and the Coalition has put forth proposal to allow small businesses to claim business-related meal and entertainment expenses, in a boon for hospitality. The proposal was announced this week by opposition leader Peter Dutton, suggesting a

LIQUOR & GAMING’S GAME PLAN FOR 2025

Posted on January 20th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming in NSW has published its Regulatory Priorities for the first half of 2025, aiming to keep “both industry and the broader community” informed about what it sees as the key issues. The regulator plans to focus on

VGCCC REPORTS A BUSY YEAR

Posted on December 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
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

GV SLAPPED WITH $100K FINE FOR APPLICATION OMISSION

Posted on December 4th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
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

LATEST VIBRANCY REFORMS FURTHER INDUSTRY PROTECTIONS

Posted on November 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has rolled out the latest in its ‘Vibrancy’ reforms, slashing council red tape and introducing world-first legislation aimed at stopping the closure of live music venues. The Minns government is said to have ‘declared war’ on NIMBIES

TAX RATE SHAKEUP IN THE AIR FOR THE CLUBS INDUSTRY

Posted on July 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
NSW budget papers have sparked criticism of the tax concessions provided to licensed clubs with gaming, particularly as it’s revealed the top five per cent of clubs enjoyed 50 per cent of the benefits. In a possible shake-up of the

HOTELIER FINED OVER EXIT BREACH

Posted on June 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A southern Sydney licensee has been fined after pleading guilty to a breach of the gaming regulations around exits. Liquor & Gaming inspectors conducted compliance checks at the Mortdale Hotel in August 2023. They found the main bar’s exit door