ILGA

IVY LICENSEES BANNED OVER INCIDENT REGISTER

Posted on February 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
ILGA has banned two former licensees of Merivale’s ivy in Sydney from the industry for failing to record multiple instances of severe intoxication in accordance with NSW liquor laws. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) commencing 26 August

CLUB ROSE BAY REOPENS WITH MERIVALE MAKEOVER

Posted on January 23rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After more than 75 years of service to veterans and the community, Club Rose Bay reopened late December following a year-long makeover by hospitality heavy-hitters, Justin Hemmes’ Merivale. On December 20, 101-year-old World War II veteran John Ryrie joined Hemmes to cut

RICHARDS ON PARK FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES

Posted on January 19th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee of the Webster family’s divested Richards on the Park Hotel in Canley Vale has been handed the ‘maximum financial penalty’ for operating EGMs during the mandatory shutdown. Liquor & Gaming NSW conducted an investigation of the Hotel, finding

HOTEL SANCTIONED OVER UNDERAGE DRINKING

Posted on November 19th, 2025 by Jane Louise
The New South Wales regulator has disciplined the owner of a regional hotel following the discovery that minors consumed alcohol on the premises last May. While the hotel – the Australian Hotel in Young – was sanctioned for the breach,

SYDNEY PUBS FINED OVER $150k FOR GAMING BREACHES

Posted on November 7th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Regulators have fined two Sydney pubs a total of $154,000 for gambling-related offences, including operating during the mandatory shutdown and machines not connected to the CMS.   Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) inspectors attended the Concourse Hotel at Wynyard Station at

REGULATOR TAKING SCALPS OVER ATM RULES

Posted on September 12th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW regular is taking a strict stance on the new laws around ATMs in pubs and clubs, issuing scores of penalty notices, including a hefty fine for Northlakes Tavern. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) has been conducting inspections and

WILD AND WOOLLY IN THE BAY

Posted on August 1st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The iconic Woolloomooloo Bay ‘Woolly’ Hotel is in the spotlight for its role in the Sydney Giants’ wild end of season soiree that saw lewd and inappropriate acts, as the NSW regulator picks up after the AFL’s governing body.  

NSW REGULATOR BACK IN THE GAME

Posted on July 23rd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
After recent references to pubs and clubs ‘raping’ local communities and a swift Ministerial smack-down, the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority appears to be back in the business of hospitality. In recent years the Authority (ILGA) has seemingly adopted an

ILGA CALLS TIME ON LATE GAMING

Posted on February 21st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
In light of a growing correlation between late-night gaming and gaming-related harm, ILGA has revised its guidelines on applications, to reflect its position. The NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) decides applications for NSW pubs and clubs to operate

ILGA WINS COURT APPEAL OVER GAMING CONDITIONS

Posted on October 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) has emerged victor in a battle over its jurisdictional powers and gaming regulations at a series of pubs owned by Knox Hotels. In 2021, Jim Knox’ group applied to increase the poker machine