Contrary to mainstream media reports, an increase in EGM numbers and revenue is not due to market demand or opportunism, but an attempt to maintain position as revenue flatlines. Clubs and pubs are accused of pulling machines out of storage to “meet booming demand” in light of recent data on gaming room numbers and revenues. […]
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A north Queensland operator has faced charges and been fined over unsafe promotions on the premises, in Townsville and Mackay. On June 23 last year the popular Rabbit Hotel nightclub ran the Ballin’ on a Budget promo package, allowing patrons to binge drink as much as they wanted in an hour, for $30. Contenders were
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In the wake of further accounts of long delays in transfer of pub assets in Queensland, the state’s liquor regulator says the process typically takes less than two months, and delays are the result of applicant errors. In discussions with Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation (OLGR), the department confirms the typical processing time
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PubTIC has been investigating one of the biggest questions in Australian pub real estate with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation: why do pub transfers take so long in Queensland? The OLGR reports transactional activity has been high in the Sunshine State, finding a 12 per cent year-on-year increase during FY22 in the number
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New data on the latest gaming figures out of Queensland’s OLGR show an industry in upheaval, finding “real growth” in numbers and a dynamic tussle between pubs and clubs for the patron dollar. Official numbers for Q1 2021 gaming in Queensland were recently released, and Wohlsen Consulting issued its analysis across the hotel and club
The licensee of Brisbane pub The Pink has been found guilty and fined for providing adult entertainment on the premises without a permit. The licensee of the Pinkenba Hotel, The Pink (Qld) P/L, was prosecuted in Brisbane Magistrates Court late September for not having a permit to conduct the Miss Pink Erotica 2019 event. Female
The Queensland state government is $20,000 richer after a police sting on the weekend trapped three country pubs in alleged breaches of COVID-19 restrictions, with at least one shaken under the weight of the debt. Queensland police and OLGR licensing officers conducted covert operations on pubs in Wallumbilla, Injune and Roma, steadfastly enforcing the direction
The licensee of Brisbane’s GPO Hotel has been fined $5,000 after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Queensland Liquor Act 1992. The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) began an investigation into the GPO in Fortitude Valley after being informed by Queensland Police that a patron had assaulted a crowd controller, in July
The Queensland regulator has punished a bar in south Brisbane for “continued” breaches it says displayed a lack of care for patrons and a disregard for the law. Last week Ausin International Group P/L (AIG), appeared before Holland Park Magistrates Court in relation to its venue Wynners Karaoke Lounge, in Macgregor. AIG pleaded guilty to
Principals at a pub in Queensland’s Darling Downs have been convicted and fined $11,000 after breaches including allowing a minor to drink and gamble at the venue. An Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) investigation discovered breaches by Big Fish Drink P/L, of the Clifton Arms Hotel, dating back to November 2018. The licensee
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