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REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

Posted on January 15th, 2024 by 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

NEW EAST COAST LAWS AROUND INTOXICATION AND DRUG POSSESSION

Posted on November 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria and NSW have furthered their goals toward a “health-based approach” for people in need of support, with critical reforms around decriminalisation of public intoxication and drug use. Beginning this month, being intoxicated in public in Victoria will be treated

DOZENS OF BREACHES FOR TABCORP AND SEVEN PUBS

Posted on September 18th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A tipoff from a member of the public has led to dozens of charges for Tabcorp, seven pubs and a TAB for allegedly allowing a minor to gamble. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) launched an investigation after

NEW NSW GAMING REFORMS COME INTO EFFECT

Posted on July 3rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
NSW’s newly elected Minns Government has reached a milestone in its promised gaming reform, introducing another round of new measures aimed at reducing gambling harm and money laundering. The NSW Government has now reduced the number of poker machines able

CRIME COMMISSION PROBES L&G OVER GAMING DATA

Posted on May 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Following accusations made by independent MP Alex Greenwich, the NSW Crime Commission is investigating claims Liquor & Gaming withheld information pertinent to its inquiry into money laundering in pubs and clubs. After a high-profile 10-month investigation, the Islington Report was

NEW RESOURCES FOR AML & CTF COMPLIANCE

Posted on April 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
AUSTRAC has furthered its initiatives to help pub operators stay aware of AML and CTF issues, releasing a cache of new information and video resources. All pubs and clubs operating EGMs are required to provide AML/CTF risk awareness training to

COUNCIL LOOKS INTO VIP ROOMS

Posted on January 23rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs throughout Sydney LGA are on notice as Council investigates the legality of the ever-present VIP Lounge signs promoting gaming rooms. The SMH reported how council began inspections of the “euphemistic” signage for VIPs at several hotels in the vicinity

TRIBUNAL RULES ‘DISCRIMINATION’ FOR DENYING DOG

Posted on August 31st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A man refused patronage at his local due to his companion dog has won his case claiming discrimination, and been granted compensation. Raymond Matthews, resident of Woombye in the Sunshine Coast, goes everywhere with his assistance Chihuahua Kooy2, including around

LIFE BAN FOR LICENSEE WHO BASHED DRINKING BUDDIES

Posted on July 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The former licensee and part owner of a Sydney bar has received convictions and a life ban from the industry for a violent assault on two people he was drinking with after hours. John Quinlan, 59, is the former co-owner

BAD DREAMS IN 2016 WORKER DEATH

Posted on July 4th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has taken disciplinary action against Melbourne’s Dreams Gentlemen’s Club for multiple liquor licence breaches, in response to a female worker’s death in late 2016. Employee Stacey Michelle Tierney had been drinking in the basement of the venue