25 Poker Machines
Corner Wecker Road and Luprena Street, Mansfield 4122 Tel: 3343 3111
City of Brisbane. Wishart Ward.
Hotel Website
Hotel Liquor License

3 December 2008 Inspection Notes:

Gambling Helpline or other responsible gambling posters or cards
2. Cashier and Coffee station.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
Can see ATM sign above the screen that has been built to visually shield the ATM. Located diagonally across the bistro from the pokies room

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
25 paces.

Responsible gambling posters or cards near ATM
Poster no cards. Card holder placed on side making it difficult to hold cards at any time.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
None.

Clocks on walls
2.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Yes.

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
Yes. Wide open entrance

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Yes. Poor facility located in a semi protected corridor. Only sign in the play area is one stating 'This is a non smoking area'. Opposite play area is a promotional poster for bikini girls. See picture.
No car safety notice.
Play area heavily promoted on tavern exterior.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
None. 2 x condoms. 1 x poker night

Description of Talker signs on the pokies
11 x free poker nights. No other talkers.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
1 x Shane Warne VB Win a Cricket Bat. KENO talkers on table. KENO poster. Large poster "Chase The Ace". Sign noted about pokies "Where The Locals Play".

General Comments.
According to Wikipedia, Mansfield is in the region of Brisbane which is colloquially known as the "Bible Belt" due to the large number of people who have settled there to be close to Fundamentalist Christian schools and churches.
Fighting is staged in this facility. See poster.
News reports on this venue relate to the boxing matches conducted. Click here to see a news report from 2007.

Despite the obviously sub-standard children's facilities and adult orientated activities at this venue, its web site promotes the children's activities conducted at this venue.



Reproduced below is the menu targeted to children at the Mansfield Hotel:


31 July 2009 Inspection Notes:

Gambling Helpline or other responsible gambling posters or cards
Cashier, coffee station and ATM all had poster and cards.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
As before.

Clocks on walls
2.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Yes. Not near pokies. On wall opposite the pokies near the entrance to the sports bar.

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
Yes. Wide open entrance.
KENO TV monitor in eating area. Also KENO pay terminal.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Yes. Same poor facility located in a semi protected corridor. Do not smoke sign removed. Supervision sign added. Opposite play area remains the promotional poster for bikini girls. Unswept leaves on floor.
2 x monitors of play area.
New kids playground coming soon notice has been removed from website as of 10 August 2009.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Play free poker and blank frame. No Helpline poster or cards.

Description of Talker signs on the pokies
None.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
Large sign with arrow pointing to cashier. KENO monitor. Friday night Karaoke.
KENO freestanding displays between pokies. Enjoy Your Sleep In poster promoting venue hours.

General Comments.
Bikini girls in operation during inspection throwing dice in a game in the public bar. Sign prohibiting children from public bar observed.
Welcome sign as pictured. Note absence of warning about leaving children in parked cars.