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CHITTAWAY BAY HIT WITH GAMING BREACHES DURING RENO

Posted on July 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Laundy Hotels’ Chittaway Bay hotel, on the Central Coast, has been hit with gaming operation breaches during a renovation, following investigations by Liquor & Gaming NSW. Built in 1985, the coastal pub was undergoing a major makeover toward the end

OLGR REAFFIRMS PUB TRANSFER DELAYS ARE ‘APPLICANT ERROR’

Posted on June 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

In the wake of further accounts of long delays in transfer of pub assets in Queensland, the state’s liquor regulator says the process typically takes less than two months, and delays are the result of applicant errors. In discussions with

UNION WORKS SIGN DEAL WITH COUNCIL

Posted on April 21st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

John Azar’s Good Beer Co has negotiated an outcome to retain signage emblazoned on the landmark Union Hotel, ordered removed last year. Union Hotel North Sydney March 2021. Image: Google maps The group (GBC) bought the Art-Deco-style two-storey pub on

ALH HIT WITH SCORES OF CHARGES BY VICTORIAN REGULATOR

Posted on November 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s biggest publican and largest operator of poker machines has been charged with dozens of counts of operating gaming machines not equipped with Victoria’s mandatory pre-commitment technology YourPlay. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) is facing 62 charges by the Victorian

CRIME COMMISSION CALLING FOR PUBS TO BE ‘FUN POLICE’

Posted on October 26th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

An investigation reports criminals are funnelling billions of dollars of “dirty” cash through pub and club EGMs, and calls for massive overhaul including cashless systems and identity collection. The multi-agency inquiry was led by the NSW Crime Commission, with the

NSW GOVT PROPOSES NEW GAMING REG’S

Posted on September 28th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello has announced draft legislative changes and news government is seeking community consultation on new measures to reduce problem gambling. The proposed changes could see venues having to install facial recognition technology to detect self-excluded

PUB PUSHED TO THE BRINK OVER MASSIVE COVID FINE

Posted on July 1st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The Queensland state government is $20,000 richer after a police sting on the weekend trapped three country pubs in alleged breaches of COVID-19 restrictions, with at least one shaken under the weight of the debt. Queensland police and OLGR licensing

PRAHRAN BAR FINED $10k OVER COVID BREACH

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The licensee of Prahran’s Love Machine has reportedly been fined over $10k for breaches, mostly regarding coronavirus restrictions, less than 10 days before Victoria further eases its patronage limits for pubs. Victoria police raided the venue on 13 June, finding

AUSTRAC COMPLIANCE DEADLINE EXTENDED

Posted on April 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

AUSTRAC has agreed to extend the deadline for AML and CTF compliance reporting until 30 June. Following lobbying from hospitality compliance entity Leigh Barrett & Associates, the Australian Transaction Reports & Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has recognised many gaming venues are

SLY FOX’S EXISTENTIAL ERROR OF 1999

Posted on November 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney

Enmore live music institution Sly Fox is in a fight for its life, after the late-night venue’s ability to trade late may soon be no more due to a 20-year error. In 1998, under the previous owners, the hundred-year-old pub