The Woolworths-controlled pubs and pokies company ALH group has received the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator, for 'systemically' giving patrons at two NSW hotels free alcohol to encourage their gambling.
The Woolworths-controlled pubs and pokies company ALH group has received the largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator, for "systemically" giving patrons at two NSW hotels free alcohol to encourage their gambling.Woolworths still owns the majority of ALH Group, Australia's largest poker machine operator.
In a report released late on Friday, ILGA imposed a two-week suspension of poker machines at both venues, estimated to be worth at least $100,000 in revenue, and ALH will pay investigation costs of $172,692. " system, I believe, was set up in a way to protect the company from regulatory fines and responsibility, placing the onus completely on the individual venue manager, removing the state operations team and largely ALH Group as a whole from accountability," Mr Wyeth told investigators.a full review of our responsible gambling programs and operations across all venues” in 2017.
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