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 toward regulation and enforcement. This has led to 88 disciplinary actions against gambling licensees and […]
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 licence to operate 40 poker machines at the hotel, in November 2022. It is a
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Furthering the reforms around gambling harm minimisation, more enforceable changes are coming for hotels and registered clubs in NSW, relating to the visibility and location of cash dispensing facilities. The new requirements begin 1 January 2025, based in the placement and visibility of cash dispensing facilities (CDF), defined as Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) or EFTPOS
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 and local councils party to inhibiting plans to rescue the state’s nightlife, passing the latest
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Victoria’s regulator continues its tight rein on gambling activities in the state, but concedes that marketing material on pubs advertised for sale must be able to detail their gaming assets. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken a proactive approach to regulation and enforcement this year. This has been seen in a
July and August saw 528 NSW licensed venues inspected to ensure they were compliant with new requirements in line with Liquor & Gaming NSW’s gambling harm minimisation measures. The blitz precedes further mandated training for senior staff that will soon come into effect, to support leaders to maintain a harm minimisation culture. The inspections found
A north Queensland operator has faced charges and been fined over unsafe promotions on the premises, in Townsville and Mackay. On June 23 last year the popular Rabbit Hotel nightclub ran the Ballin’ on a Budget promo package, allowing patrons to binge drink as much as they wanted in an hour, for $30. Contenders were
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Perhaps the first casualty of the new rules around gaming rooms signage, the Royal Hotel in Granville in western Sydney, has been hit with accusations of potentially leading to gambling-related harm. Last year as part of the Minns government gambling reforms, all external gambling-related signage was to be removed, changed or hidden prior to 1
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Social drinkers across Australia brace for the year’s second tax hike on alcohol, as the ratcheting beer and spirit excise goes up again in August. The nation’s peak hospitality body is again protesting the “crippling tax” scheduled to increase 5 August, saying it is another blow for everyday people struggling with the rising cost of
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 tax rates provided to clubs, the government is reviewing taxation policies as it investigates the
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