33 Poker Machines
Licensee is LHG3 Pty Ltd
(Wesfarmers/Coles/Liquorland)
174 Grand Junction Road Pennington 5013 Tel: 8447 2820
City of Charles Sturt.
HLG group valuation - $7.6 million
Hotel Website
Hotel License

6 January 2009 Inspection Notes:

Card and Pamphlet groups
8 sets of pamphlets - all in English. No cards. Pamphlets are clearly visible. Located between machines - towards back of bench.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
Just inside the main entryway to the pokies room. Not formally separated from the pokies room as there is a large lobby area leading into the sports bar.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
3 paces from the doorway and 8 paces from the nearest pokie.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Barring facility
One only - located 3 paces inside of the gaming room entry lobby - enlarged sign with large font. No self-barring order sign near entry off front bar. .

Clocks on walls
2. One above teller area and one high on the back wall of the room.

Eating in Pokie Room
No.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Located on far wall of the 'sitting area', away from machines..

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
No. See comments below.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Web site promotes; "Kids are also well catered for, with a designated menu for 2 to 12 year olds".
No children's play area. There are two coin operated machines next to the pokies room entrance of the front bar. They have signs on them indicating some sort of competition is in progress (possibly best score of the month) with money prizes offered for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Machines are, "PGA Golf" and "TournaMax". No sign indicating that children cannot play these machines

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Womens one problem gambling poster on the back of the main door into the ladies toilet. One small sticker behind the door of one of the three toilets near the top of that door.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
None.

General Comments.
Located in suburb with high Vietnamese population. Front bar very large and sparsely furnished, but like the sitting area adjacent to the pokies room, the furniture is bright red. This venue used to have dining area, but apparently no longer has one. There is a Chinese restaurant ("Junction Palace") located on site (in a separate building with no common entry). No cameras in this venue. The main entrance to the pokies room is behind the tavern and not visible from the street. The pokies room is open long after the front bar closes, so the pokies room entry off the car park is the only entry between 10pm and 3am when they close.

6 January 2009 Inspection Notes:

Card and Pamphlet groups
10 plus cashier. Poster and cards on change machine near pillar. Located between pokies. Placed to the back wall.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
In car park entrance. 1 card affixed to it. It is visible in the pokies room.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
21 paces.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Barring facility
2 signs. Sign on wooden pillar in the gaming room. Part of a 3 notice sign after the entrance but before the pokie area. No sign if entering the pokie area form the sports bar.

Clocks on walls
2.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
In lounge area next to pokie area.

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
An opaque glass wall with clear sections divides the pokies area from the other bar.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
None observed.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Mens - poster on door. Stickers near dryers.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
No lit posters. Jcard freestanding poster upon entry to the left side.

General Comments.
Observed staff fixing up KENO holders and chairs. Can one presume that it is the direction that Helpline card holders are to be placed at the back of the pokies?