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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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VGCCC LOOKING INTO LADBROKES LOUNGES

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has begun enquiries into the apparent promotion and advertising of the Ladbrokes product at the Clifton Hotel in Kew. Action has been initiated in accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, in relation to the ‘Ladbrokes Lounge’ at the Hotel, which is the result of an agreement

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TOWER HOTEL FACES DOZENS OF CHARGES AND MILLIONS IN FINES

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

The Victorian regulator has ramped up its prosecution of the operators of the Tower Hotel, laying a total of 38 charges over alleged responsible gambling failures, with maximum fines in the millions. In September the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) issued 35 charges to Rumotel P/L, which operates the Tower Hotel in Hawthorn

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ACCC HALTS ALH PURCHASE OF RYE HOTEL

Licensing, Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The ACCC has put a pause on ALH’s acquisition of the landmark Rye Hotel, amid competition concerns for patrons in the area. The big Rye Hotel is an icon of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, providing public bar, gaming room, 43 accommodation rooms, and a thriving drive-through bottleshop. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) agreed in June to purchase it

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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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BELLS PAYS TOLL FOR GAMING TAX BREACHES

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

Victoria’s regulator has penalised a Melbourne pub, issuing a letter of censure and fine, for breaches relating to payment of its gaming taxes. In accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 and the Accounting and Auditing Venue Requirements set out by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), gaming venue operators must pay gaming

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ALH FINED FOR BREACHES ON HUNDREDS OF EGMs

Licensing, Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

Endeavour’s ALH Group has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in penalties over “serious” breaches of Victoria’s pre-commitment scheme. Prompted by an anonymous tip-off, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) carried out an inspection ‘blitz’ of ALH venues across Victoria. This resulted in 220 non-compliant gaming machines being identified and

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MANTLE FACES FEDERAL COURT

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

Mantle Group has argued before the Federal Court that the Fair Work Commission overstepped in its investigation of the company’s workplace deal that was found to be depriving hundreds of workers of penalty rates. Queensland’s largest hospitality group, Mantle operates pubs in Brisbane, including the Pig N Whistle chain, James Squire brew house and Jimmy’s

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ILGA PAUSES GAMING APPLICATIONS AFTER LOSING SUPREME COURT RULING

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has put gaming machine applications on hold, pending the outcome of a successful challenge by a hotelier in the Supreme Court that throws doubt on conditions placed on gaming rooms. Jim Knox’s pubs the Area Hotel in Griffith, purchased in 2019, and Whitebull Hotel in Armidale, bought mid-2021,

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CHITTAWAY BAY HIT WITH GAMING BREACHES DURING RENO

Licensing, Red Tape / Clyde Mooney

Laundy Hotels’ Chittaway Bay hotel, on the Central Coast, has been hit with gaming operation breaches during a renovation, following investigations by Liquor & Gaming NSW. Built in 1985, the coastal pub was undergoing a major makeover toward the end of 2022. Inspectors visited in November, noting that an ATM, which had been relocated during

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PUBLIC HOSPITALITY CREDITORS TAKE FIVE

GAMING MACHINES REINSTATED TO BOLSTER DEMAND AS REVENUE STALLS

PUBLIC HOUSE LEADS THE WAY IN SUPPORTING WOMEN’S HEALTH

AVC MOVES INTO HALLMARK

HOSTPLUS AND CHARTER HALL TAKE A SHOT AT HPI

VICTORIA HITS THE RIGHT LIVE MUSIC NOTE

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NEW EAST COAST LAWS AROUND INTOXICATION AND DRUG POSSESSION

VGCCC LOOKING INTO LADBROKES LOUNGES

TOWER HOTEL FACES DOZENS OF CHARGES AND MILLIONS IN FINES

ACCC HALTS ALH PURCHASE OF RYE HOTEL

DOZENS OF BREACHES FOR TABCORP AND SEVEN PUBS

BELLS PAYS TOLL FOR GAMING TAX BREACHES

ALH FINED FOR BREACHES ON HUNDREDS OF EGMs

MANTLE FACES FEDERAL COURT

ILGA PAUSES GAMING APPLICATIONS AFTER LOSING SUPREME COURT RULING

CHITTAWAY BAY HIT WITH GAMING BREACHES DURING RENO

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