The Victorian regulator has issued notice of immediate and impending rule changes for licensees regarding cash withdrawal limits and the new Liquor & Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2018. Coming into effect today are some changes resulting from the Liquor & Gambling Legislation Amendment (LGLA), which updates the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998. These are: RSA […]
Brisbane’s famous Caxton Hotel has won a victory in common sense over the use of ID scanners on the night of State of Origin III. The Caxton is merely a short block from Suncorp Stadium, where the Maroons will fight to save face in front of their home crowd tonight (11 July), having already lost
A Sydney restaurant has received a Strike and fine and may face further repercussions for dumping two unconscious and highly intoxicated female patrons on the street. A police report presented to the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) stated that three women entered the Gangnam Station Korean restaurant in Sussex St at 7.55pm on 9
The Sydney Junction Hotel is back in the news for the wrong reasons, as the former licensee is convicted of a breach of conditions regarding security patrols. The popular Hamilton pub escalated into Level 1 of Liquor & Gaming NSW’s much-criticised violent venues list last December, having nearly doubled its number of incidents in the
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has released its latest hit-list of violent venues, ushering a clutch of newcomers and a scuffle for the top positions. The NSW regulator’s half-yearly list details venues that have accumulated at least 12 violent incidents over a 12-month period, heralding strict conditions and increased monitoring. While two names from the November
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The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority appears set to bow to the vocal minority and change very little of the influential and oft-lauded ‘Newcastle solution’ trade restrictions. Approaching a decade since inception, the Australian Hotels Association (AHA NSW) made a timely request to ILGA to consider the ongoing relevance of the restrictions placed on the
New regulations require licensed gaming venues to amend their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) reporting or risk severe penalties. AUSTRAC requirements have been in place for pubs and clubs holding more than 15 gaming machines for some time, but in the last 12 months AUSTRAC has become more attentive to this sector, and
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced approval of the “most significant changes to gambling regulation for a decade” bringing lease options to small venues, and tighter LIA controls to communities. Following extensive community and industry consultation, the NSW Government introduced changes to liquor and gaming legislation, through Bills passed by Parliament on 15 March. The
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For the first time in more than a century, pubs in South Australia will be able to open on Good Friday, after new holiday trading legislation was introduced last year. A two-year review finally resulted in changes to public holiday trading restrictions in SA, applying to food and beverage service. Pubs can choose to open
Liquor & Gaming NSW has halted another Newcastle pub promotion involving alcohol, objecting to an offer to ‘win your height’ in cases of UDL cans. The King St Hotel in Newcastle West stopped its promotion on request of the liquor regulator, which was set to take place Friday, 2 March. The event was promoted to
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