100 Poker Machines
760 Ballarat Road Deer Park 3023 Tel: 9363 1114
City of Brimbank.
Licensed to Tabcorp.
ALE 2008 Property Valuation - $10,730,000
Hotel Website
2006 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
2005 VCGR Community Benefit Statement

Pokie Loss History
2005/06 pokie losses were $14,173,719 at $141,737 per pokie
2006/07 pokie losses were $14,933,731 at $149,337 per pokie
2007/08 pokie losses were $14,882,719 at $148,827 per pokie
2008/09 pokie losses were $16,740,508 at $167,405 per pokie

27 March 2008 Inspection Notes:

'Cannot Win' talker signs
7 placed on lower box but above animated reel and 4 placed on top box; thereby making these 12 signs not visible when looking into the video play face. All others placed opposite reel animation.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming Room
In entrance to gaming room. Opaque glass screen blocks vision of the ATM

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
8 paces

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
None

Number of Player Information Posters
7

Eating in Gaming Room
Yes. Snack lounge menu sign behind bar with pizza etc. 2 tables set up plus lounge.

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming Room
Yes

Visibility from Bistro Area
There is a beer garden that separates the bistro from the gaming room. Both areas have large clear glass windows that provides diners with a view of gaming activities.

Kid's Play Area
No.

Do not leave children in vehicle signs/notices
In entrances but not in car parks.

General Comments
Large dollar sign 'sculpture' in entrance to gaming room (pictured).
The City of Brimbank have published a document called "Gambling Policy and Action Plan 2006-2009" which you can read here.
Decision of VCGR June 2005 - Increase of pokies from 49 to 68 approved for the nearby Deer Park Club.A masked bandit held up the pokies room early in the morning of 17 June 2008. Read details here.

29 October 2008 Inspection Notes:

Regulation 17 player information talker signs
No signs were placed on pokies #19 and #41. Except for 3 pokies, all signs were placed above the credit line. Most were on top box even those with curved sides. This high placement include pokies with no top box.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming Room
Yes. Opaque glass screen but ATM sign is placed above the screen and this sign is visible from pokies inside the pokies room.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
None.

Number of Player Information Posters
7

Eating in Gaming Room
Yes. Menus posted on wall near the bar.

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming Room
Yes. Not complimentary.

Kid's Play Area
Yes.

Clock on wall
Yes.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Yes.

Posters in gaming room
$299,549 was promoted as being won in jackpots last month. 2x non pokies posters. 6 x gambling posters. Uses Tabaret "You Can Feel It" reserved signs.

Comments
This venue comprises two separate buildings linked by a beer garden in the middle. 1 building houses the bistro & TAB and the other houses the pokies room. I did not observe an ATM in the bistro/TAB building. There is an ATM in the entrance to the pokies room imlying that the placement is to encourage withdrawals by gamblers.

A balaclava-clad man with a handgun and a woman wearing a motorbike helmet held-up this venue in June 2008. Read the full story by clicking here.

10 November 2009 Inspection Notes:

Regulation 17 player information talker signs
About 36 pokies had sign on top box. Less than 5 intersected any part of the animated reel. Nearly all above the credit line.

Location of ATM
In entrance. Sign above the glass partition.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
None by cashier. Distributed with other information atop the ATM. See picture right.

Number of Player Information Posters
4

Eating in gaming area
Yes. Snack menu posted.

Visibility from Bistro Area
As before.

Child promotions
Kids and Seniors talkers on all tables in eating area.

Gambler's Help Notice/Cards in Toilet
2 x posters. 1 poster had 3 card holders. 2 were empty.

Posters in gaming room
Tabaret Wild cash Jackpot 1,900-2,000, sport of kings pokie, KENO freestanding, hours, 2 x KENO, 1 left blank, 1 x jackpot, 1 x alcohol.

PID Observations
#80 2¢ Geisha. RTP 90.18 Jackpot 2.0 8.87 games
#68 5¢ Big Ben RTP 88.28 Jackpot 1.1 10.06 games

Observations
Uses "You Can Feel It" reserve signs.
Here is child menu as it appeared on 17 November 2009:

chicken schnitzel 8.0
crumbed breast served with chips, salad or vegetables
chicken parma 8.0
crumbed breast topped with napoli, ham and mozzarella and served with chips, salad or vegetables
roast of the day 8.0
roast of the day served with chips, salad or vegetables
battered fish 8.0
tempura battered fish served with chips, salad or vegetables
pizza 8.0 chicken nuggets 8.0 bangers and mash 8.0
includes a complimentary soft drink
bowl of chips 5.5 bowl of salad 5.5 bowl of vegetables 5.5 bowl of mash 5.5