Liquor & Gaming

LIQUOR & GAMING PRESENTS ACCORD CONFERENCE AND STRATEGY

Posted on October 28th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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

CHANGES TO NSW BAND CLASSIFICATIONS

Posted on October 21st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
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)

STRIKE AND BAN OVER INTOX AND SLY SEX

Posted on September 2nd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
ILGA has handed down a Strike to one Sydney licensee and a 10-year ban to another, over “blatant disregard” for RSA, and the sexual assault of a female employee. Chris Chang, licensee of a Korean restaurant in Sydney’s CBD, is

NSW AND VICTORIA GAMING RESULTS BRING GROWTH AND CRITICS

Posted on August 7th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The latest figures released by NSW and Victorian authorities show continued rise in the gaming sector, with the south still recording higher average earnings. This week the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) released news of its gaming

LATEST VIOLENT VENUES LIST MAKES THE NEWS

Posted on November 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released its latest list of the State’s violent venues, showing one less culprit and reflecting that ivy is still one of the safest places in Australia. The list is produced twice per year by the

NEW TAX TO BENEFIT NSW PUBS

Posted on November 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The new Point of Consumption tax on online wagering in NSW closes a loophole benefitting internet betting companies, and represents a step toward fair play for venues. NSW Liquor & Gaming has announced the new PoC tax of ten per

NSW REGULATOR CONFIRMS PUB AMNESTY AS DRUG USE ON A HIGH

Posted on September 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following the new drug monitoring requirements in NSW pubs keeping incident registers, Liquor & Gaming has confirmed venues won’t be held to blame, as drug culture in society continues to evolve. Liquor & Gaming NSW introduced new measures in the

NEW NSW LIQUOR REG’S TO BRING DRUG PERSPECTIVE

Posted on September 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has heralded a new era in venue analysis with the new Liquor Regulation 2018 changes including compulsory drug reporting. Amongst a raft of tweaks in the new Liquor Regulation 2018, which took effect 1 September, the

HOTEL ORANGE SLUGGED OVER OLD NEWS

Posted on August 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The troubled Hotel Orange found itself inexplicably back in the firing line this month over the sins of the previous operator, seeming to reflect a return to the struck-down days of Strikes on bricks and mortar. The pub was operated