Licensing

VGCCC REPORTS A BUSY YEAR

Posted on December 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s liquor and gaming regulator reports it has held industry “to account” through its new risk-based, intelligence-led regulatory approach, leading to a year of proactive enforcement. In 2023–24, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) implemented the revised approach

GV SLAPPED WITH $100K FINE FOR APPLICATION OMISSION

Posted on December 4th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has issued Goulburn Valley Hotel in Shepparton a fine of $100K, after finding it provided false information on an EGM licence application. The GV Hotel applied to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a

ATM RULES MAKE A MOVE

Posted on November 27th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Furthering the reforms around gambling harm minimisation, more enforceable changes are coming for hotels and registered clubs in NSW, relating to the visibility and location of cash dispensing facilities. The new requirements begin 1 January 2025, based in the placement

LATEST VIBRANCY REFORMS FURTHER INDUSTRY PROTECTIONS

Posted on November 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has rolled out the latest in its ‘Vibrancy’ reforms, slashing council red tape and introducing world-first legislation aimed at stopping the closure of live music venues. The Minns government is said to have ‘declared war’ on NIMBIES

VGCCC PROVIDES CLARITY ON GAMING IN PUB SALES

Posted on November 13th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s regulator continues its tight rein on gambling activities in the state, but concedes that marketing material on pubs advertised for sale must be able to detail their gaming assets. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has taken

NSW INSPECTIONS CHASING COMPLIANCE

Posted on September 30th, 2024 by Jane Louise
July and August saw 528 NSW licensed venues inspected to ensure they were compliant with new requirements in line with Liquor & Gaming NSW’s gambling harm minimisation measures. The blitz precedes further mandated training for senior staff that will soon

BEER TAX AND PRESSURE RISING

Posted on July 31st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Social drinkers across Australia brace for the year’s second tax hike on alcohol, as the ratcheting beer and spirit excise goes up again in August. The nation’s peak hospitality body is again protesting the “crippling tax” scheduled to increase 5

TAX RATE SHAKEUP IN THE AIR FOR THE CLUBS INDUSTRY

Posted on July 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
NSW budget papers have sparked criticism of the tax concessions provided to licensed clubs with gaming, particularly as it’s revealed the top five per cent of clubs enjoyed 50 per cent of the benefits. In a possible shake-up of the