News & Releases

NSW REGULATOR CONFIRMS PUB AMNESTY AS DRUG USE ON A HIGH

Posted on September 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following the new drug monitoring requirements in NSW pubs keeping incident registers, Liquor & Gaming has confirmed venues won’t be held to blame, as drug culture in society continues to evolve. Liquor & Gaming NSW introduced new measures in the

NEW NSW LIQUOR REG’S TO BRING DRUG PERSPECTIVE

Posted on September 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has heralded a new era in venue analysis with the new Liquor Regulation 2018 changes including compulsory drug reporting. Amongst a raft of tweaks in the new Liquor Regulation 2018, which took effect 1 September, the

NCAT RULES AGAINST ILGA OVER HOTEL LICENCE USE

Posted on August 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A recent decision by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has denied ILGA’s challenge around a Young hotel licence, and secured another option for struggling operators. Supermarket disruptor Aldi purchased a dormant hotel liquor licence within the town of Young,

BIG CHANGES NOW AND SOON FOR VIC LICENSEES

Posted on July 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has issued notice of immediate and impending rule changes for licensees regarding cash withdrawal limits and the new Liquor & Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2018. Coming into effect today are some changes resulting from the Liquor &

UNCONSCIOUS FEMALE PATRONS DUMPED ON STREET

Posted on July 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A Sydney restaurant has received a Strike and fine and may face further repercussions for dumping two unconscious and highly intoxicated female patrons on the street. A police report presented to the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) stated that

L&G CONFIRM ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ GAMING CHANGES IN A DECADE

Posted on April 4th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced approval of the “most significant changes to gambling regulation for a decade” bringing lease options to small venues, and tighter LIA controls to communities. Following extensive community and industry consultation, the NSW Government introduced

L&G NSW HITS TWO NEWCASTLE PUBS OVER ALCOHOL PROMOS

Posted on March 9th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW has halted another Newcastle pub promotion involving alcohol, objecting to an offer to ‘win your height’ in cases of UDL cans. The King St Hotel in Newcastle West stopped its promotion on request of the liquor

OPERATOR COPS 10 YEAR BAN AND $50k FINES FOR LIQUOR BREACHES

Posted on February 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
UPDATE: A former operator of Replay karaoke bar has been slapped with some of the “heaviest sanctions imposed for liquor licence breaches in recent years” for major infractions around sale of alcohol and trading hours. An investigation by undercover inspectors