40 Poker Machines
543 Coronation Drive Toowong 4064 Tel 3871 9595
City of Brisbane. Toowong Ward
HLG Valuation - $ 32.5 million
Hotel Website
Hotel Liquor License

1 December 2008 Inspection Notes:

Gambling Helpline or other responsible gambling posters or cards
2 groups both near the coffee station.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
3 ATMs in the premises. 2 in the street entry near the TAB. The ATM in the basement is not visible from within the pokie room but is immediately visible upon exit.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
Not recorded.

Responsible gambling posters or cards near ATM
The ATMs in the street entry have a sign but no cards. The sign was partially obscured by a plant.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
No.

Clocks on walls
3. 1 in each room.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
On opposite wall in room closest to cashier/bar.

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
None. There is a metal sign (subtle) that points to the pokie room amongst other signs near the bistro area. There is another sign at the top of the stairs.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
No.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Not in toilets upstairs (?).

Description of Talker signs on the pokies
Regatta rewards are only talker signs.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
Room #1 - 1 x Regatta rewards. 4 x other hotel activities.
Room #2 - 1 x coffee
Room #3 - 1 x Gambler's Helpline and 1 x Regatta rewards.

General Comments.
The pokie room is located in a basement. The bar cashier is shared with a brew pub set up, also in the basement. The pokies are in three rooms shaped in an "L". There would be limited visibility for the third room from the cashier to assist a potential problem gambler.
Web site has whole page devoted to responsible gambling.
Separation of pokies and bistro is near best practice.

1 August 2009 Inspection Notes:

Despite what is advertised on this venue's web site (see below), the pokie room was not open at 9:06.

Noted that side walk eating was located outside pokie room entrance.