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NSW GRANTS 245 VENUES MASSIVE DISCOUNTS TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has offered reduced licensing fees and extra trading hours to eligible venues with the aim of increasing live music, performances and other cultural events, to help increase employment opportunities for performers and musicians. To receive these benefits, venues must meet a variety of criteria, including holding a particular licence, having a […]

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RYE COPS $80k IN FINES AND A FORCED EXIT

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The VGCCC has wielded the axe at the Rye, issuing $80k in fines and taking scalps over two integrity breaches and an attempt to cover up misdoings at the pub*. At the Rye Hotel, in early 2022 senior staff falsified records to cover up an erroneous cash payment of $2,039 to a patron. It is

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GOVT LOCKING IN STREAMLINED OUTDOOR DINING

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Meeting election promises, the NSW Government is looking to continue the COVID exemptions and is simplifying the process for venues to have outdoor dining spaces. During the pandemic it was ruled that foodservice businesses in NSW could offer outdoor dining on private land and some public spaces, such as laneways, bowling greens, and open spaces. This

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VBAR FINED OVER ATM BREACH

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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

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REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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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NEW EAST COAST LAWS AROUND INTOXICATION AND DRUG POSSESSION

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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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DOZENS OF BREACHES FOR TABCORP AND SEVEN PUBS

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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

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NEW NSW GAMING REFORMS COME INTO EFFECT

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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

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CRIME COMMISSION PROBES L&G OVER GAMING DATA

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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,

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NEW RESOURCES FOR AML & CTF COMPLIANCE

Licensing, News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

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.

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NSW GRANTS 245 VENUES MASSIVE DISCOUNTS TO SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC

RYE COPS $80k IN FINES AND A FORCED EXIT

GOVT LOCKING IN STREAMLINED OUTDOOR DINING

VBAR FINED OVER ATM BREACH

REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

NEW EAST COAST LAWS AROUND INTOXICATION AND DRUG POSSESSION

DOZENS OF BREACHES FOR TABCORP AND SEVEN PUBS

NEW NSW GAMING REFORMS COME INTO EFFECT

CRIME COMMISSION PROBES L&G OVER GAMING DATA

NEW RESOURCES FOR AML & CTF COMPLIANCE

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