Victoria’s Gambling and Casino Control Commission fined nine venue operators for allowing poker machine play outside permitted hours on Good Friday and ANZAC Day in 2025. The fines ranged from AUD 3,000 to AUD 15,000; the commission also issued censure warnings to three other venues.
The fines and censure warnings show the consequences Victorian venues face for poker machine play outside permitted hours.
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Research commissioned by the NSW Responsible Gambling Fund found a small, statistically significant association between rising poker machine numbers and family and domestic violence incidents in New South Wales from 2017 to 2023. Advocacy groups have cited the study in calls for reform, while federal online gambling advertising proposals proceed separately from state-regulated poker machine policy.
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Liquor & Gaming NSW has penalised the Crown Hotel in Camden and East Cessnock Bowling Club for failing to comply with mandatory gaming machine shutdown rules, the regulator's action was reported. A third venue received an official caution and a fourth was referred for formal disciplinary proceedings.
Italy’s Polizia di Stato fined three gambling venues in Rome’s Aurelio district after finding VLT machines operating during compulsory shutdown hours. Each venue incurred a €5mila penalty, totalling €15mila, while customers continued playing.
Italy's Polizia di Stato fined three gambling venues in Rome's Aurelio district after officers found VLT machines running during the hours when they are required to be switched off, the force said. Each venue was issued a €5,000 administrative penalty, a total of €15,000, and customers were still playing inside the premises when officers entered.
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