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FACIAL RECOGNITION ROLL-OUT FOR NSW PUBS AND CLUBS

The AHA NSW and ClubsNSW have announced a joint initiative to introduce facial recognition technology in all hotel and club gaming rooms, to further combat the onus of problem gambling. Facial recognition is set to become a major part of the expanded Multi-Venue Self-Exclusion (MVSE) scheme, which prevents self-excluded problem gamblers from entering gaming areas. …

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PUBS ‘NEXT FRONTIER FOR CRIME’: CLICK-BAIT MEDIA

The hospitality industry and Associations are again defending the role of pubs and clubs in society, in light of the latest round of naïve finger-pointing by click-bait media. According to Nine Entertainment (the merged Channel 9 and Fairfax Media) the pub and club industries are in the middle of a money-laundering “scandal”. Bolstering the argument …

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NSW GOVT PROPOSES NEW GAMING REG’S

NSW Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello has announced draft legislative changes and news government is seeking community consultation on new measures to reduce problem gambling. The proposed changes could see venues having to install facial recognition technology to detect self-excluded gamblers, and face fines up to $27,500 for failing to prevent self-excluded gamblers playing. Gaming …

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SHOULD JOBKEEPER BE EXTENDED FOR HOSPITALITY?

After mixed results with its introduction, many hotels are hoping the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program will be continued as the realities of resumed restricted trading set in. Pubs across Australia are continuing to reawaken to increasing numbers of patrons, albeit at a staggered rate in different states as each jurisdiction determines its own approach to …

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ACCUSATIONS MONEY LAUNDERING RIFE IN PUBS AND CLUBS

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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