Liquor & Gaming

NSW GOVT PLANS TO CRACK DOWN ON INDUSTRY COMMUNIQUE

Posted on August 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has criticised and plans to investigate the practise of venues getting a ‘heads up’ on pending random inspections, furthering the anti-gaming debate as Australians baulk at the cashless economy.  Documents by the NSW regulator, Liquor and Gaming,

CHITTAWAY BAY HIT WITH GAMING BREACHES DURING RENO

Posted on July 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Laundy Hotels’ Chittaway Bay hotel, on the Central Coast, has been hit with gaming operation breaches during a renovation, following investigations by Liquor & Gaming NSW. Built in 1985, the coastal pub was undergoing a major makeover toward the end

CRIME COMMISSION PROBES L&G OVER GAMING DATA

Posted on May 29th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Following accusations made by independent MP Alex Greenwich, the NSW Crime Commission is investigating claims Liquor & Gaming withheld information pertinent to its inquiry into money laundering in pubs and clubs. After a high-profile 10-month investigation, the Islington Report was

YOUNG PATRONS WARNED ‘JUST … DON’T’

Posted on April 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The 2023 Liquor Accord Forum was held this month, bringing the launch of a new program to tackle anti-social behaviour among younger patrons at licensed venues.   On 5 April more than 200 industry stakeholders from across NSW came together

PUB COPS HEAVY FINES FOR GAMING TRADING OUTSIDE HOURS

Posted on September 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A Riverina hotel has been fined nearly $40k for gaming machine offences, after repeatedly operating outside authorised hours. Leeton is a town of around 10k people, almost eight hours’ drive west of Sydney. The Leeton Hotel is a prominent two-storey

CRACKDOWN LOOMS ON AML THROUGH GAMING MACHINES

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A secret investigation by authorities into gaming transactions at pubs and clubs cites possible links between staff and money laundering by organised criminals, and forbodes a shakeup of the AML system. The ­investigation was conducted by NSW Liquor & Gaming,

O’HARAS COLLECT WIN IN COVID COURT CHALLENGE

Posted on January 19th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The O’Hara Group has successfully challenged a fine from the state regulator over COVID regulations, at Parramatta’s Collector Hotel. Following the first tranche of lockdowns, the O’Haras were forced to reconfigure aspects of their venues, particularly the spacing of machines

PUB PENALISED OVER TOO MANY FREE DRINKS

Posted on May 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
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

NEW FINES AS COVID INSPECTIONS CONTINUE

Posted on March 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
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