Liquor & Gaming NSW

NSW REGULATORS CRASH AND BURN WOULD-BE NIGHTCLUB

Posted on February 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After a series of stings and successful bid to revoke their licence, Liquor & Gaming has successfully convicted and fined the owners of Soho on Darby of abusing their primary service conditions. Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&G) inspectors attended Newcastle

NEW BANKSTOWN BAR CLOSED DUE TO LICENCE BREACHES

Posted on May 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A new licensed karaoke bar in Bankstown has been closed by ILGA following licensing inspectors detecting gross violations including serious intoxication and selling whole bottles of spirits. Replay Karaoke Lounge opened earlier this year, touted as having “chic, urban interiors

LIQUOR REGULATOR OLIVE BRANCH TAKES ROOT

Posted on December 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government has announced a quick start for plans on relaxing bottleshop closing times and boosting small bars “in time for the festive season”. Government’s response last week to the long-awaited ‘Callinan Review’ spoke of a package of measures

DPP DOUBLE-DIP WINS STEYNE A STRIKE

Posted on December 7th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Department of Public Prosecutions has won its appeal for a conviction on the Steyne Hotel, sparing the perpetrators while adding to the pub’s penalties. [caption id="attachment_5243" align="alignright" width="358"] Steyne Hotel, Manly Corso[/caption] Arthur Laundy and a group of investors

VIOLENCE IN NSW VENUES AT LOWEST LEVEL EVER. MOSTLY

Posted on November 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The ongoing push to reduce violence in venues has achieved a milestone, with no venues – except the casino – recording enough incidents to make the top tier. The NSW Government today released the news that the latest, Round 16

THE STAR FACES ACCUSATIONS OF MIS-REPORTING OF VIOLENCE

Posted on November 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Star has been accused of under-reporting and mis-reporting violent incidents in the casino in a damning ABC report based on a leaked Liquor & Gaming report. On Monday night ABC’s PM broadcast spoke of an in-depth review of security

SUPREME COURT OPENS DOOR FOR SOME LOCKOUT-BLIGHTED VENUES

Posted on August 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Last Thursday the Supreme Court handed down the first good news in years for Sydney’s ‘locked out’ venues, but there’s no cause for celebration yet. Justice Natalie Adams was called to adjudicate on the case filed by the Coronation Hotel,

MASSIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION BODES WELL FOR NSW VENUES

Posted on May 27th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The latest list of ‘violent venues’ shows incidents plummeting – again – with just one pub in Tier 1 restrictions, but still no sign of The Star. Liquor & Gaming NSW’s updated list released today shows seven licensed venues falling