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 […]
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
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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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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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
In the wake of further accounts of long delays in transfer of pub assets in Queensland, the state’s liquor regulator says the process typically takes less than two months, and delays are the result of applicant errors. In discussions with Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation (OLGR), the department confirms the typical processing time
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Ending a stressful year of battles with NIMBY neighbours over noise complaints, Marrickville music hero The Great Club is safe and ready for action. When COVID-19 restrictions were lifted near the end of 2022, the 350-capacity The Great Club (TGC) in Sydney’s inner west was able to resume regular operations – until a “small but
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Popular entertainment venue the Family Hotel has successfully fended off noise complaints by locals claiming residences had become ‘unliveable’. The pub, on Hunter St in the Newcastle CBD, was formerly called the Silk Hotel and has long been known for guest DJs, open mic nights and live bands. It trades to midnight Monday to Saturday,
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.
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