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Nov 13 2008, 3:28 PM EST EGM-Watch 40 words added, 19 words deleted
Nov 13 2008, 3:24 PM EST EGM-Watch 21 words added, 42 words deleted, 1 photo added, 1 photo deleted

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Bluebell Hotel road & building signsBluebell Hotel exteriorBluebell Hotel Howitt St. entranceBluebell Hotel Howitt St. sign detailBluebell Hotel car park entranceBluebell Hotel Howitt St. child/car sign detail48 Poker Machines
1216 Howitt Street, Wendouree 3355 Tel: 5339 1234
City of Ballarat.
Licensed to Tabcorp.
ALE 2008 Property Valuation - $3,040,000
Hotel Website
2006 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
2005 VCGR Community Benefit Statement

8 April 2008 Inspection Notes:

'Cannot Win' talker signsAllsigns
All signs placed so as to be visible when looking into the video play face. Best practice.Visibilitypractice.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming RoomTopRoom
Top of ATM visible from pokie #47. This ATM has a solid screen erected around it although the lit top is exposed. It is located in the Howitt Street entrance to both the gaming room and the bistro. ATM has no fixed anti-gambling notice. Placed on top of the ATM screen was a business card holder with cards from Gambler's Help.DistanceHelp.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie8pokie
8 pacesVisiblepaces

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facilityNone.facility
None. A poster with legal requirements that makes reference to self-exclusion was affixed to the wall behind the bar. It was too far away to be legible.Numberlegible.

Number of Player Information Posters4EatingPosters
4

Eating in Gaming RoomYes.Room
Yes. A "Late Night Menu" was its own freestanding talker. It presented food available after 8:30 PM and included soup, sandwiches, meat pies and foccaciaCoffeefoccacia

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming RoomYes.Room
Yes. Two women observed drinking coffee while gambling on their pokies.Visibilitypokies.

Visibility from Bistro AreaLimitedArea
Limited from Howitt Street entrance. The door to the bistro from the car park entrance was locked although the entry to the gaming room through the same door was not. Accordingly, anyone who wanted to go to the bistro either had to walk through the gaming room or walk back through the car park to access the Howitt Street entrance.Kid'sentrance.

Kid's Play AreaNo.DoArea
No.

Do not leave children in vehicle signs/notices
Not in car park. Affixed to building (see top picture for placement and bottom picture for detail).Generaldetail).

General CommentsPostersComments
Posters in gaming area advertising a Canadian Club product and member's jackpot. Streamers for Happy 1st Birthday promotion.Thepromotion.
The hotel is located across the street from a shopping area. It is next to the Wendouree Performing Arts Centre. On the other side of the centre is a primary school.