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UNDIES BANDIT ON THE LOOSE

Posted on May 31st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A would-be bandit wearing budgie smugglers on his head is on the run from police, after an attempted hold-up of a pub in Port Melbourne. According to police, the man entered ALH’s Rex Hotel around 2.15am on Wednesday, 22 May.

RYE COPS $80k IN FINES AND A FORCED EXIT

Posted on February 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The VGCCC has wielded the axe at the Rye, issuing $80k in fines and taking scalps over two integrity breaches and an attempt to cover up misdoings at the pub*. At the Rye Hotel, in early 2022 senior staff falsified

ALH COMES TO RURAL AID

Posted on February 12th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has partnered with leading agriculture charity Rural Aid to raise money for Aussie farmers doing it tough. The “Parma for a Farmer” initiative will see $1 from each chicken parmigiana sold throughout February donated toward

REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

Posted on January 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s regulator has wielded the axe again, fining the country’s biggest pub operator nearly half a million dollars, and forcing Tabcorp to make most of its betting terminals cashless. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined Australian

ALH GETS NOD TO BUY RYE

Posted on December 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s largest publican, ALH, is clawing back in its plan to turn the balance sheet around, securing approval by the ACCC to proceed with purchase of Victorian landmark the Rye Hotel. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) agreed in June to purchase the

ALH ROLLING OUT HEART-STARTERS

Posted on October 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
ALH and a former Wiggle have teamed up to save lives through the rollout of defibrillators in more than 350 hotels across the country. This week Endeavour Group, parent company to Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH), announced a new partnership

MATHIESON CLAIMS BOARD SINKING ENDEAVOUR

Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A billion-dollar stoush has begun between the board of hotel and liquor retailing giant Endeavour and its largest shareholder, Bruce Mathieson, based in the mismanagement of the company. Endeavour holds a portfolio of over 350 pubs and clubs through its

ACCC HALTS ALH PURCHASE OF RYE HOTEL

Posted on September 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The ACCC has put a pause on ALH’s acquisition of the landmark Rye Hotel, amid competition concerns for patrons in the area. The big Rye Hotel is an icon of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, providing public bar, gaming room, 43 accommodation

DOZENS OF BREACHES FOR TABCORP AND SEVEN PUBS

Posted on September 18th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A tipoff from a member of the public has led to dozens of charges for Tabcorp, seven pubs and a TAB for allegedly allowing a minor to gamble. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) launched an investigation after

ALH FINED FOR BREACHES ON HUNDREDS OF EGMs

Posted on August 25th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Endeavour’s ALH Group has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in penalties over “serious” breaches of Victoria’s pre-commitment scheme. Prompted by an anonymous tip-off, the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) carried out an inspection ‘blitz’