A pub in the Sydney CBD has been fined, having been found to have breached the Gaming Machines Regulation 2019 through its placement of an ATM. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) broached the matter of VBar providing an ATM, in a room that was adjacent to its gaming room but which has a sign on […]
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 Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) $480k for operating electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at eight venues
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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 as a health issue, not a crime. A new evidence-driven, health-based service model will replace
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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 receiving a complaint. It has now announced charges on Tabcorp and eight venues relating to allowing
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 to be operated in the state by pubs and clubs by more than 3k, limiting
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 published in October, suggesting billions of dollars was being gambled through poker machines by criminals,
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 staff, to help minimise the chance of the business being used to support criminal activity.
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 of Oxford St following a complaint by a local, seemingly VIP resident. A response letter
A hotelier businessman found to have misused funds in another business has been stripped of his licence to run pubs. Ending a four-year civil dispute, the South Australian District Court ruled against Stephen Marks and his running of New Wave Aerospace (NWA), which operated Wirrina Cove marina. The suit was brought by 75 berth owners
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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 twice a week to Woombye Pub. Prior to a change of management in late 2017,
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