5663 Poker Machines
1 High Street, 3183Berwick 3806 Tel: 9531 2709
City of .Casey.
Licensed to Tabcorp Tattersall's.
ALE 2006 Property Valuation - $Hotel Website
2006 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
2005 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
VCGR Inquiries or Hearings This 2002 decision increased the number of pokies allowed from 58 to 63. See Comments below.

?10 MarchApril 2008 Inspection Notes:

'Cannot Win' talker signs

The sign on pokie #25 was upside down. 12 signs were placed so that the bottom edge intersected with approximately the top edge of the animated reels on the video face. The remainder were placed so high on the pokie so as not to be visible when looking into the video play face.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming Room

.In car park entrance. See photograph. A wooden screen has been contructed to block out ATM visibility.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokey

6 paces

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility

None

Number of Player Information Posters

Eight5

Eating in Gaming Room

YesYes. "Club Lounge Snacks" were promoted on a blackboard. A couple were observed eating while gambling at pokies #17 and #18.

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming Room

YesYes. A person was observed drinking coffee while playing.

Visibility from Bistro Area

.The bistro is at a lower level than the gaming room. A diner could observe the feet and lights of the pokies through the glassed lower portion of the wall that divides the rooms. There is an open passageway. The level of pokie noise is likely to be slight because of the different levels.

Kid's Play Area

.No.

Do not leave children in vehicle signs/notices

2 .in car park and on TAB door and Gaming room door only i.e. not all Berwick Inn entrances.

General Comments

In granting the application the VCGA made the following two observations in different parts of their judgement:

"Mr Scully solicitor for the applicant said the hotel catered largely for family
groups and older people on an evening out or weekend lunch and was
not targeted towards younger families with children."
"The applicant submitted that a distinguishing feature of the Berwick
Inn is its ‘market’ of residents living close to the Berwick Inn. These
suburbs (Berwick and Narre Warren) have residents that are well
established, financially secure and from an older age bracket compared
with other parts of the City of Casey characterised by younger
residents in newer housing developments."

The promotion for patrons with to come in with their student IDs could be at odd with these observations. Please note that theinternational learning community at the Berwick campus of Monash University (1700 students) is nearby on Clyde Road. It may be helpful to understand the potential impact of the marketing to university students by reference to the Racecourse Hotel decision.
A Skilling Victoria campus is under construction across Clyde Road from the Monash campus.
The Berwick Inn is located in the Berwick Village shopping area. It is not in the middle of the shopping area.