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Jul 24 2009, 12:54 PM EDT (current) EGM-Watch 9 words added
Mar 28 2009, 12:42 AM EDT EGM-Watch 70 words added

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Royal Exchange Hotel Princes Highway exteriorRoyal Exchange Hotel Princes Highway exterior detailRoyal Exchange Hotel bistro entranceRoyal Exchange Hotel play area exterior35 Poker Machines
64 Princes Highway, Traralgon 3844 Tel: 5174 1281
City of LaTrobe.
Licensed to Tattersall's.
ALE 2008 Property Valuation - $3,440,000
Hotel Website
2006 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
2005 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
VCGR Matter Determined 12/06/2001
VCGR Matter Determined 20/01/2004
VCGR Matter Determined 11/12/2007
All these determinations appear to relate to the same decrease of 3 pokies.

Pokie Loss History
2005/06 pokie losses were $4,742,284 at $107,779 per pokie
2006/07 pokie losses were $4,845,505 at $110,125 per pokie
2007/08 pokie losses were $4,940,690 at $141,162 per pokie
2008/09 pokie losses were $4,891,964 at $139,770 per pokie

14 April 2008 Inspection Notes:

'Cannot Win' talker signs
All placed on top box so as not to be visible when looking into the video play face.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming Room
Yes. The top of the ATM can be seen from 7 pokies in the gaming room. The ATM is situated in the entrance to the gaming room from the bistro.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
11 paces

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facility
None

Number of Player Information Posters
5. 3 were in the Church Street room.

Eating in Gaming Room
Yes. Snack menu located by the gaming room bar.

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming Room
Yes. Complimentary serve - yourself counter set up in the Church Street room.

Visibility from Bistro Area
Yes. There is a large open passageway. The separation is a clear glass wall that ascends to about 1 metre from the ceiling.

Kid's Play Area
Yes. Kids eat Free Thursday 6PM. Play area is at opposite end of bistro from pokies. Small room. Looks out onto an area used for keg storage and a Dan Murphy.
3 video games installed.

Do not leave children in vehicle signs/notices
High up on car park poles and in every entrance.

General Comments
External clocks on wall near coffee prep in Church Street room and another behind the cashier.
Spaces that look like windows on bottom floor are not windows in every instance. The corner space is a window.
No TAB facilities recorded.
All posters in gaming area promoted gaming. Fliers picked up in bistro promoted Kids eat Free and Kids Parties.
The web site for this venue boasts that the pokie pub has raised a grand total of $1,150,054.64 since 1977. This compares unfavourably with the amount lost by gamblers in this pokie pub in just 3 years of $14,528,479.