Many pubs are soon to resume trading, and experts recommend testing the gaming room equipment beforehand to fend off any surprise failures. Pubs in locked down segments of NSW are allowed to open the doors again from Monday (11 October), hopefully soon followed by those throughout Victoria. The topic of equipment failure was broached in […]
New data on the latest gaming figures out of Queensland’s OLGR show an industry in upheaval, finding “real growth” in numbers and a dynamic tussle between pubs and clubs for the patron dollar. Official numbers for Q1 2021 gaming in Queensland were recently released, and Wohlsen Consulting issued its analysis across the hotel and club
The latest global count of poker machines has found Australian numbers have fallen, now less than five per cent of the number in the country with the most machines. The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) first commissioned the World Count of Gaming machines in 1999. Information is sourced from regulatory bodies, government sources, private company research,
Melbourne Cup 2020 – ‘Expert’ trivia, by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins Sure to impress customers as we approach Melbourne Cup Day next Tuesday, did you know: The first 12 horses will win substantial money in the 2020 Melbourne Cup on the 3rd of November. 1st place wins $4,400,000; 2nd $1,100,000; 3rd $550,000; 4th $350,000; 5th $230,000; places 6-12 win
Melbourne Cup 2020 – Trivia and fun facts – by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins Reminder: this year’s Cup is on the 3rd of November. Keep patrons up to date with our ‘Need-to-Know’ page on the horses vying to run in 2020. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to ride a winner of the Cup,
Max Hitchins – known as Melbourne-Cup-Max – very likely knows more about the race that stops a nation than anyone else, including being able to quote the first, second and third place-getters in the past 100 Melbourne Cups. He produces a series of short videos and an annual e-Book to help pick the winner of
Trailblazing a new era in racing and engagement, miRunners is providing shares in the slot it has bought in this year’s Everest, offering venues and punters clubs the chance to dance with the billionaires. MiRunners is steadily rolling out the new concept of micro-ownership to the horse racing industry. Five years in it has gone
The Victorian regulator has released its latest round of annual gaming figures for the state’s venues, demonstrating the effects of the pandemic shutdown. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) publishes the annual gaming expenditure data for the previous financial year each July, outlining total gaming expenditure and venue information, including classification and
An extensive investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW has resulted in a massive fine and closure penalty for ALH after two of its NSW venues were found to have provided free drinks to gaming patrons. Australian Leisure & Hospitality, 75 per cent owned by Woolworths, has been fined $172,692 over what is described as systemic
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Self-confessed chronic gambler Gavin Fineff is facing possible prison for the misappropriation of funds used to pay three major gambling companies he says targeted his custom. A special investigation by the ABC cites the case of Fineff, who recently had to finally come clean to his family on the more than $8 million he lost
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