Queensland’s Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) has released details that hundreds of liquor licences in the State have recently been cancelled following failure to pay annual licence fees. The Liquor Act 1992 requires licensees to pay a licence fee by 31 July each year. This regulation has been in place since 2009. If […]
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OLGR has hit two related licensed premises with $90k in fines for selling liquor without a licence or permit. Toowoomba hotel The Florence, previously The Office, was bought mid-2018 by an entity named Boutique Pub Co Ltd, at the same time as restaurant Oxford Garden in Bulimba, acquired by Thirsty Occasions P/L. Both companies list
Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation recently released a spotlight on the state’s electronic gaming machines and their role in the Sunshine State community. EGMs first became operational in Queensland in February 1992, and were initially owned and monitored by the State government. As the industry grew, the government withdrew from ownership and in
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An internal investigation mandated by Woolworths senior management regarding ALH gaming practices has already prompted dismissals, and is key to ongoing investigations by regulators in three states. Earlier this year accusations emerged through the office of Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie that the 75 per cent Woolworths-owned ALH was engaging in questionable acts to try
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Brisbane’s famous Caxton Hotel has won a victory in common sense over the use of ID scanners on the night of State of Origin III. The Caxton is merely a short block from Suncorp Stadium, where the Maroons will fight to save face in front of their home crowd tonight (11 July), having already lost
The Victorian and Queensland licensing regulators have announced favourable late-trading conditions for New Year’s Eve for pubs. The November VCGLR bulletin heralded automatic trading extension for willing venues, in recognition of the special circumstances of NYE. This involves an extension to 1am for hotel licences trading until midnight, and until 3am for late-trading licences. The
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Queensland’s controversial ID scanner system has seen global headlines, for the wrong reason, after honorary Aussie Prince Frederik of Denmark was denied entry to a Brisbane bar. Last Friday, just before midnight, the 49-year-old Prince and his entourage fronted Brisbane’s trendy Jade Buddha Bar at Eagle St Pier, only to be turned away for not
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The rules around in-venue poker tournaments in Queensland have changed, and pubs should be wary of abiding by OLGR’s revised conditions. Poker tournaments have been operating in Queensland for over a decade under a ‘freeroll’ model that prevented operators from charging an entry fee to players. In 2016 tournament provider Full House Group (FHG), operator
What was the first victim of the NSW Government crack-down on serving minors has had its 28-day penalty tripled after being caught selling beer during the suspension. Temora’s Royal Hotel is reportedly a “quiet pub” according to father and son owners Vojislav and Goran Krstic when PubTIC spoke to them last year about their being
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The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has reported a massive response to requests for input on Sydney’s controversial lockout laws and State bottleshop closure. The Callinan Review, fronted by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, is mandated to assess for the State Government all benefits and downsides of the 1:30am lockout,
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