Punishment slammed as weak, because 'nothing good is happening in a pokies venue after midnight'
when the machines should have been turned off have escaped with just a "slap on the wrist", a gambling reform group has complained.
In a review of the venue's gaming activity, officials found the hotel allowed people to gamble into a shutdown period, after 1am on three consecutive Saturdays last year.The Royal Inn Hotel at Waratah was fined $7540 after being convicted of operating gaming machines outside authorised hours. "Apart from breaking the law, the Royal Inn Hotel placed its patrons at greater risk of gambling harm," the agency said.How young NSW gambler hit rock bottom but bounced back"There is little point for Liquor and Gaming NSW to argue that this is a serious breach of the law and talk up the fines that will be imposed for those venues breaching them when this clearly shows that's not the case.
In sentencing, the magistrate noted the onus was on the licensee to ensure staff were appropriately trained.Data released last year showed NSW residents lost $8.07 billion to electronic gaming machines in the last financial year, up 23.7 per cent on 2018-19. The state is widely seen as the hub of pokies in Australia.
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