TAPIT: FIRST APPROVED EGM APP
Australian gaming systems company Ebet is the first to market with an approved smartphone connection to electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Tapit makes it easy for patrons to connect to an EGM using their mobile phones, allowing them to transfer funds
ATO FALLS ON VIRTICAL
The strings are unravelling on the rise and fall of the skyrocketing Virtical Group, as the ATO unleashes the first of what could be many fines for improper tax claims. An audit, which is the first to emerge from what
CHEERS TO 60 YEARS: O’HARAS CELEBRATE COMMUNITY AND CONNECTION
The O’Hara Group’s Berkeley Hotel celebrated a milestone with the regulars last weekend as the suburban local reached its 60th anniversary. Opening on 21 September 1964, the hotel has seen a lot of change over the decades. General manager and
ADVANCED BACTERIAL SCIENCES – FOR HEADS ON THE NOSE
Advanced Bacterial Sciences produce a product to address the common issue of foul odours from the male washroom, which can threaten to disrupt the guest experience. The ABC product is URIZAP – a sustainable, microbial solution that targets the root
GILLIGAN’S FGC SETS OFF ON MAIDEN CRUISE
FNQ hospitality icon Gilligan’s has officially hit the market, offered as a freehold going concern for the first time. Situated in the heart of Cairns, at the gateway to Australia's famous Barrier Reef, the award-winning business is an “adventure destination”
THE TRIBULATIONS OF A CASHLESS GAMING TRIAL
The NSW government’s pioneering cashless gaming trial, due to report results in November, may struggle to meet its mandate as participation wanes. Driving a climate for reform, the state’s former Premier and Coalition government had planned to make all poker
UK EYES TOUGHER RULES ON SMOKING BANS
In the late 1990s Canberra kicked off smoking bans in Australia, with other states following suit over the next decade. While each state governs its own smoking bans, all states and territories have restrictions on smoking in enclosed areas of
RECEIVERS SNATCH VIRTICAL’S JUST SOLD REPUBLIC
Receivers have taken control of the Republic Hotel in Sydney’s CBD only days after Virtical signed to sell the property to Chris Thomas for a major loss, and as the group is accused of not paying staff Super. Under the
FAMILIES LIST FITZROY FREEHOLD
Melbourne families have listed Fitzroy’s multi-level Hotel Fitzroy, tipped to attract investors and owner-occupiers. Located minutes from the Melbourne CBD, opposite the Atherton Gardens estate, the pub is surrounded by entertainment precinct bars, restaurants and shops, seeing high pedestrian traffic
BRISBANE PUB BARKS BACK ON DOG BAN
A Brisbane pub is leading the charge to change laws around dogs in pubs, after a single complaint forced a ban on dogs in the inner-north venue, Archer Brewing. The venue, named after the owner’s dog, even brewed a ‘dog