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NEW OLGR COMPLIANCE MODEL PUTS FOCUS ON SAFETY OVER RED TAPE

Posted on October 13th, 2025 by Jane Louise

Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) is introducing a revamped compliance program, representing a major transformation in how inspections are carried out throughout the state. The update has adopted an approach that is more balanced and industry-focused when

GAMING MACHINES REINSTATED TO BOLSTER DEMAND AS REVENUE STALLS

Posted on September 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

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

RABBIT HOLE OPERATORS FINED OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICES’

Posted on September 11th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

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

OLGR REAFFIRMS PUB TRANSFER DELAYS ARE ‘APPLICANT ERROR’

Posted on June 19th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

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

OLGR RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OVER LICENCE TRANSFERS

Posted on August 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

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

GAMING DATA SPEAKS TO MARKET MIGRATION

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

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

THE PINK IN THE RED OVER ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Posted on October 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

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

PUB PUSHED TO THE BRINK OVER MASSIVE COVID FINE

Posted on July 1st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

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

VALLEY PUB FINED OVER RSA BREACHES

Posted on March 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

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

WYNNERS BAR LOSES $20K OVER BREACHES

Posted on January 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

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