The VCGLR has been consulting with relevant entities and industry to implement a range of measures to support liquor licensees, in response to coronavirus. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) says it is conscious of the devastating effect the virus and shutdown is having on liquor and gambling industries and has begun […]
AUSTRAC has agreed to extend the deadline for AML and CTF compliance reporting until 30 June. Following lobbying from hospitality compliance entity Leigh Barrett & Associates, the Australian Transaction Reports & Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has recognised many gaming venues are struggling with existential issues and have not been able to or were unlikely to comply
The licensee of Brisbane’s GPO Hotel has been fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Queensland Liquor Act 1992. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) began an investigation into the GPO in Fortitude Valley after being informed by Queensland Police that a patron had assaulted a crowd controller, in July
A landmark ruling has been handed down by NCAT, overruling an ILGA decision to prevent late-trading at Iris Group’s Station House Hotel in Campsie. In 2015 Canterbury Council granted development approval for what was to become the Station House, on Beamish Street, in the south-western Sydney suburb of Campsie. The approval granted 2am trading Monday
A Victorian licensee has slipped from warning to five years’ disqualification, following a litany of breaches over a fourteen-month period. Records show the licence to operate the Ararat Hotel, around 200 kilometres west of the Melbourne CBD, was transferred to SP Burke P/L 26 April, 2018. The lease commenced 3 May, 2018. Statements put to
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An expose by the ABC cites an industry whistleblower’s revelations about AML practices in gaming venues, and accusation by MP Andrew Wilkie that over 90 per cent are not compliant. The ABC and 4Corners report centres on a former employee of ClubsNSW, Troy Stolz, who worked as an AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and CTF (Counter-Terrorism Finance)
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The Queensland regulator has punished a bar in south Brisbane for “continued” breaches it says displayed a lack of care for patrons and a disregard for the law. Last week Ausin International Group P/L (AIG), appeared before Holland Park Magistrates Court in relation to its venue Wynners Karaoke Lounge, in Macgregor. AIG pleaded guilty to
The NSW Government has extended trading hours for hotels and clubs during major events throughout 2020. The decision was announced by Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, who suggests the later trading times will support major cultural and sports events that boost the NSW economy and create jobs and tourism opportunities. “The extended trading means
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Principals at a pub in Queensland’s Darling Downs have been convicted and fined $11,000 after breaches including allowing a minor to drink and gamble at the venue. An Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) investigation discovered breaches by Big Fish Drink P/L, of the Clifton Arms Hotel, dating back to November 2018. The licensee
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The licensee of Broadmeadow’s Premier Hotel has been punished for breach of extended licensing conditions on the first weekend of the venue’s extended trading. In the first half of 2019, three pubs in the Hunter region applied to Liquor & Gaming for extended operating hours. Authority was granted for late trade Friday and Saturday night,
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