25 Victoria Avenue Castle Hill, NSW 2154 Tel: 9634 5300
The Hill Shire Council
Hotel Website

7 September 2009 Inspection Notes:

Position of ATM from Pokie room.
There are 2 ATMs positioned at either entrance to the pokie area.
1 ATM was about 18 paces from the nearest pokie and the other about 10 paces.
Signs on the wall inside the pokie room with the letters "ATM" and an arrow pointing to the location of the ATM

Responsible gambling posters or cards near ATM
Cards were affixed to the side of each pokie. Placed so that content of the cards was not visible to the pokie gambler while gambling.

Clocks on walls
2 clocks.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Yes. Just outside pokie area. Complimentary.

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
Very limited. One has to be an adult standing in the food service area and look through to pokies.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Yes. Located outdoors with Victoria Avenue exposure.
No signs or notices warning about leaving children in parked cars.

Description of Talker signs on the pokies
Seemed to be equally divided between notices about smoking, Truckload of Cash promotion and complimentary food.
All promotional talkers placed opposite the animated reels.

Posters in Pokie Room
Truckload of Cash. Entry based upon pokie gambling. Patrons win these prizes by winning free spins / features.

General Comments.
It was reported that this venue was purchased for $54 million in 2007.
Although the full article is not available, a teenager died after being removed by a bouncer from this venue in 2007.
This venue appears to rank in the top 10 profitable hotels in NSW.