CRIME COMMISSION CALLING FOR PUBS TO BE ‘FUN POLICE’
An investigation reports criminals are funnelling billions of dollars of “dirty” cash through pub and club EGMs, and calls for massive overhaul including cashless systems and identity collection. The multi-agency inquiry was led by the NSW Crime Commission, with the
MERIVALE REVIVES 3 WEEDS
More than three years after growing the group with purchase of Rozelle’s 3 Weeds, Merivale has quietly reopened the inner west former Rose. Hemmes’ outfit reports trading is “going well” since the soft-launch last week, and locals are returning, again
COMISKEY LANDS DAKABIN DREAM
The team behind the acclaimed Sandstone Point and Eatons Hill hotels has released details of its latest community-shaping venture in the $50 million Dakabin Hotel, shopping centre, and boutique village. Slated for construction on a 3.75ha lot in the Moreton
MARVAN LISTS MASSIVE MANSFIELD
The massive AVC-operated Mansfield Tavern is being sold as a vacant freehold, for the first time in a quarter century. The landmark pub consists of a public bar, gaming room with 31 machines, large entertainment space, detached function room/bistro and
OPERATION GOOSE TAKES OFF
Operation of hospitality “jewel” of the Snowy Mountains, the Snow Goose Hotel at Adaminaby, is being sold by publican Andrew Smith. The Hotel was constructed in 1957, with goal of being the hub for Snowy Hydro Project workers. Positioned in
GAMING MANAGER SENTENCED OVER $30k IN DODGY BETS
A gaming manager at ALH’s Vale Hotel has been sentenced over more than $30k in fraudulent bets she placed on Keno, attempting to cover financial burdens from her mother’s gambling. A court heard 24-year-old Nikkita Faye Clutterbuck was working a
TINDALL MOVING ON FROM SETTLER’S
A rare Gosford LGA pub has come to market, as Laundy group partner Nick Tindall offers up the thriving Settler's Tavern, on the Central Coast. Set on an large, elevated 5,021sqm lot in West Gosford, Settler's holds a prized 3am
WALSH’S GOOD TIME LANDS STRADBROKE ISLAND
A partnership of Ben Walsh’s Good Time Group Holdings with the Anthony Moreton Group has purchased the idyllic Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel from long-time owner Bob Hill. The Beach resides on a generous 3,267sqm lot overlooking the picturesque Cylinder Beach,
KICKON SETS SIGHTS ON QLD’S OLDEST PUB
Craig Shearer’s Kickon Group has taken another new prize in the Grand Dame of Cleveland, bringing plans for a multi-million-dollar renovation, and a familiar face partner. Built 1851, the Grand View Hotel began life as Cleveland House, before being renamed
FACIAL RECOGNITION ROLL-OUT FOR NSW PUBS AND CLUBS
The AHA NSW and ClubsNSW have announced a joint initiative to introduce facial recognition technology in all hotel and club gaming rooms, to further combat the onus of problem gambling. Facial recognition is set to become a major part of