Inner West Council is working on lobbying the NSW State Government to apply even stricter reform to poker machine gambling at all gaming venues. Greens Councillor Liz Atkins and Independent Councillor Pauline Lockie are tabling the motion this week for Inner West Council (IWC) to petition both the Premier and Opposition Leader to introduce major […]
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Anti-gaming sentiment continues to focus on potential harm at venues, while little attention is given to the growing spectre – and potential usurper – seen in illegal online gaming, despite the failure of its prohibition. The Interactive Gambling Act of 2001 made it illegal to provide internet-based casino-style gambling, including poker machines, to Australians. The Australian
The Victorian government has launched round two of its program to get punters into venues, offering up to $125 refund on dining and entertainment bills. The new $25 million Eat, Play, Cash Back voucher scheme was launched this week, with the goal of getting Victorians spending in pubs and restaurants and places of interest –
A Melbourne pub is learning the hard way that poor taste promotions are not good for business, following a wave of backlash over Facebook posts using the Queen’s death to spruik lunch. Kelly’s Hotel in Cranbourne put up multiple posts on Friday, when news broke of the Queen’s passing, using photos of Prince Harry looking
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Australian Venue Co is amplifying its reach with launch of its new customer loyalty App, tailor-made for the pub experience, called ‘The Pass’. The Pass is a custom-built loyalty and payments App that allows customers to order via mobile, and earn and redeem points, at the group’s 190+ venues across Australia. Headlining a suite of
A young bartender at an Irish pub in Melbourne has been fired for standing up to a group of neo-nazi men, who threatened him with violence and allegedly extorted the pub for money. An Irish barman and another worker that stood in support were fired following the incident on 2 August, which involved the bartender
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Australia’s ratcheting tax on draught beer has risen again, this time representing the biggest increase in more than three decades, prompting further debate amid economic constraints. The world has been experiencing uncomfortably high inflation post-pandemic, largely as a result of supply chain and labour disruptions as countries hunkered down. Linked to CPI, the biannual indexation
EPA Victoria has fined a pub over $9k after management failed to comply with directives, following months of complaints. Having received public complaints regarding noise levels at Hotel Traralgon, also known as Ryan’s Hotel, in December 2021 the EPA issued it advice on how to comply, and conducted repeated inspections. When the complaints continued, the
Pubs are under increasing pressure to reconsider often long-established bans on neck and face tattoos, as more and more Australians get inked. Hey Chica!, a Latin-inspired venue in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct, Fortitude Valley, has recently received widespread backlash on social media after enforcing its blanket ban on face and neck tattoos. A 23-year-old Papuan Australian,
North Sydney’s historic Rag & Famish has been dodging daggers from noisy locals disgruntled about the pub renewing its government mandated outdoor trading area. During the pandemic, in light of the benefits of open spaces, North Sydney Council facilitated many establishments, including the Rag, to operate an area outside on the pavement. The original scheme
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