A pub and licensee in Sydney’s south have been fined and penalised for failing to limit free drinks to a man on a gambling binge. Complaints lodged by Liquor & Gaming against the venue relate to the service of a 49-year-old male patron at the venue between approximately 10.00am and 9pm on 13 February, 2019. […]
Government inspectors continue to monitor COVID compliance in NSW venues, as Sydney’s Lord Wolseley and Bathurst’s Oxford receive over $10k in fresh fines. The Lord Wolseley Hotel in Ultimo is a classic corner family-run pub known for its leafy outlook and Sunday Jazz. An inspection by Liquor & Gaming NSW on 10 September found the
A pub in Bourke is the latest to be issued with five-figure fines for breaching COVID restrictions, as another is closed for a week by Liquor & Gaming. Following a police operation in the state’s north-west in early October, Western Region Licensing Police allege a hotel on Bourke’s Mitchell Street and its licensee breached the
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Liquor & Gaming has forced the seven-day closure of Balmain’s Unity Hall Hotel following repeated breaches of the Public Health Order. The pub has now been fined a total of $10,000 by authorities over two occasions. Government has warned from the outset that repeated breaches could mean temporary closure orders for venues. According to L&G
ILGA has handed down penalty of $200,000 in fines and costs to Dee Why RSL, for “irresponsible” practices in its gaming operation believed to have contributed to the suicide of Gary Van Duinen. A Liquor & Gaming NSW investigation exposed how the Club had wined and dined 45-year-old Van Duinen, a resident of nearby Cromer.
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The NSW regulator is putting to parliament a new demerit-based scheme for regulating licensed venues, combining three existing systems and rewarding good operators. Late 2019 the NSW Parliament Joint Select Committee released its report on Sydney’s night time economy, with the Government response in November announcing changed would be completed in stages. Stage One saw
Liquor & Gaming NSW has announced it be taking a “supportive and educative approach” to compliance in the wake of the COVID-19 reawakening. L&G notes the pandemic has created an “exceptional set of circumstances” that has and will have major impact on licensed premises, requiring flexibility on the part of the regulator. It notes the
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released insights by a licensing inspector on their methodology and how licensees can benefit and help themselves stay compliant. A release by the State regulator featured Q&A with ‘James’ – one of L&G’s inspectors – discussing which venues are targeted and why, and how they can prepare for scrutiny. The
Liquor & Gaming NSW last week held its Liquor Accord Conference for 2019, also announcing its Program Strategy for the coming years, and Governance & Operational tools. More than 150 liquor industry stakeholders met with L&G representatives in Sydney to discuss practical solutions for addressing alcohol-related issues at the Conference. The program included keynote presentations,
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The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved updates to the band system used to assess applications for gaming machines to reflect data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2016 Census. The ABS sets the Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2) geographical areas to represent communities that interact socially and economically, and ILGA uses them to
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