VGCCC

ALH FINED $178K OVER TEENAGE GAMBLING

Posted on October 14th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regular has hit ALH with multiple fines totalling $177,500 over charges relating to a minor repeatedly playing EGMs, and for inadequate supervision of gaming rooms.   The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) issued charges against Australian

TABCORP HIT WITH RECORD FINE FOR ‘SYSTEMIC’ BREACHES

Posted on August 25th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Wagering giant Tabcorp has been hit with a record fine and issued directions to transform its operations, after extensive investigations uncovered multiple breaches and “systemic” problems. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) probed several instances of Tabcorp Wagering

VICTORIAN REGULATOR ORDERS MANDATORY GAMING SHUTDOWN PERIODS

Posted on August 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria has introduced mandatory closure periods for gaming rooms in all hotels and clubs across the state. Victorian Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, the Hon. Melissa Horne MP, has decreed that venues are prohibited from allowing gaming machines

ROMSEY CLUB’S HOTEL BID DENIED

Posted on June 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) has had its application for 50 gaming machines at the Romsey Hotel refused by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). A panel of three commissioners comprising Fran Thorn (chair), Andrew Scott (deputy

VGCCC PUNISHES TABCORP AND 13 VENUES

Posted on June 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court has handed gaming giant Tabcorp penalties of more than $370K and is pursuing venues involved, over the case of an autistic teenager perpetrating a 17-month betting spree. After enquiries revealed a 17-year-old placed bets at more than a

ROMSEY REVIVAL TRIGGERS COUNCIL ANTI-GAMING CRUSADE

Posted on March 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian club has reignited a 20-year debate and prompted a battle with Council by applying to revive the closed Romsey Hotel, incorporating the installation of 50 gaming machines. Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) submitted an application to the Victorian

RYE COPS $80k IN FINES AND A FORCED EXIT

Posted on February 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The VGCCC has wielded the axe at the Rye, issuing $80k in fines and taking scalps over two integrity breaches and an attempt to cover up misdoings at the pub*. At the Rye Hotel, in early 2022 senior staff falsified

REGULATOR HITS ALH WITH MASSIVE FINE AND ORDERS TABCORP CASHLESS

Posted on January 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s regulator has wielded the axe again, fining the country’s biggest pub operator nearly half a million dollars, and forcing Tabcorp to make most of its betting terminals cashless. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined Australian

HOTEL FINED OVER TEEN GAMBLING SPREE

Posted on December 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne pub has been fined for its role in the run-away debts and gambling problem of a 16-year-old, whose mother had tried every means to stop him. The Melbourne mother discovered her son was gambling thousands of dollars, and

VGCCC LOOKING INTO LADBROKES LOUNGES

Posted on November 10th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has begun enquiries into the apparent promotion and advertising of the Ladbrokes product at the Clifton Hotel in Kew. Action has been initiated in accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, in