ARISTOCRAT TAKING AINSWORTH TO COURT
Poker machine giants Aristocrat and Ainsworth are headed to Federal Court in a battle over alleged breaches of intellectual property law. Aristocrat Technologies initiated legal proceedings last week against Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) for what is sees as strategic theft
PATRON FOILS BANDIT WITH MACHETE
CCTV caught a patron fighting off a machete-wielding bandit in a Gold Coast pub with a stool and a pot plant. Local Andrew Ormsby was enjoying an evening in the Mermaid Beach Tavern around 12:45am Friday when he heard a
FINANCIAL STRESS BURDENS WORKERS AND BUSINESS
New research on the impacts of financial stress cites significant problems amongst hospitality workers, and detriment to business amounting to billions per year. Research conducted for AMP Bank on the saving habits of those in the hospitality industry found many
A FRIEND IN HAND IS YOUNG AGAIN
Former Wallaby Bill Young has resumed Glebe legend the Friend In Hand, buying back from long-term owners the Byrne family. William Kevin Young was a loose-head prop during the golden era of Australian rugby, playing 46 tests over a six-year
‘LUCKY NO-ONE KILLED’ AS NIGHTCLUB WALL COLLAPSES
Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial wall collapse in busy nightclub The Library last weekend, with police suggesting it was lucky no-one was killed. The Library, in Northbridge – Perth's entertainment district – was hosting an event called
PUB CARPARK MURDERS
Two men are being hunted and one has been arrested over two stabbing deaths in licensed venue carparks. Paul Rock. Image: Qld police Around 6pm on Monday night (1 July) an argument between three men took place in the carpark
GET A BETTER DEAL WITH MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
By Sam Trattles Sam Trattles Working with developers, builders and maintenance people provides an opportunity to negotiate good deals due to a highly competitive market, and a history of openness to this kind of discussion. When entering into a new
WOOLWORTHS OUTLINE ALH SALE
Woolworths has finally announced strategy to divest its contentious Hotels division, to be coupled with its key liquor division, leaving the future of Australia’s biggest drinks-hospitality group dithering. ASX-listed Woolworths (WOW) today released details of its plan to merge Endeavour
PADDINGTON’S CAPTAIN COOK SEEKS FRESH CANVAS
Jirsch Sutherland Insolvency Solutions has announced sale of the leasehold interest in Sydney’s historic Captain Cook Hotel, beside the stadiums in Paddington. The stately four-storey Captain Cook, built 1914, stands at the intersection of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road,
GAMING EXPO COUNTS DOWN
Now less than six weeks’ away, the 2019 Australasian Gaming Expo is urging hospitality professionals to keep up with customer expectations by checking out the latest in cutting-edge products and services for pubs. The Expo (AGE) is the biggest hospitality
