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Royal Hotel (Sunbury) Exterior Royal Hotel (Sunbury) Exterior showing Westpac ATM next doorRoyal Hotel (Sunbury) gaming room entrance31 Poker Machines
63 Evans Street, Sunbury 3429 Tel: 9744 1550
City of Hume.
Licensed to Tabcorp.
ALE 2008 Property Valuation - $4,350,000
Hotel Website
2006 VCGR Community Benefit Statement
2005 VCGR Community Benefit Statement

8 April 2008 Inspection Notes:

'Cannot Win' talker signsWheresigns
Where the pokie had a straight sided top box, the sign was placed on the top box so as not to be visible when looking into the video play face. Where the pokie had a curved sided top box, the sign was placed high on the video section so that the bottom edge of it was above the animated reels. Where the pokie had no top box (either 6 or 8 pokies), the sign was placed along side the animated reels.Visibilityreels.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming RoomNo.Room

No. The ATM is in the Brook Street entrance.Distanceentrance.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie7pokie
7 pacesVisiblepaces

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facilityNoneNumberfacility
None

Number of Player Information Posters4EatingPosters
4

Eating in Gaming RoomYesCoffeeRoom
Yes

Coffee / Tea service in Gaming RoomYesVisibilityRoom

Yes

Visibility from Bistro AreaTheArea

The bistro is next to the gaming room. There is a solid wall and a door. Limited visibility. Provided the door is closed, there will be limited pokie noise in the bistro.Kid'sbistro.

Kid's Play AreaNo.DoArea
No.

Do not leave children in vehicle signs/notices
On entrance door. This hotel is in the Sunbury shopping district. Effectively, all parking is street parking. It is located about a block from the Sunbury railway station.Generalstation.

General CommentsTheComments
The 8 April inspection was carried out around 10:15AM. A staff member was observed handing out tickets to gamblers playing the pokies while sitting at the pokies. The staff member was heard to say "You must be playing to get a ticket". There was a large promotional set up in the gaming room called "Key to Cash". There were rules posted on the wall to the bistro area. They were set too high and in too small of type to be read easily. ALH was mentioned. The staff member repeatedly called out how long the promotion was to last e.g. "7 minutes left". If a gambler stayed longer at their pokie would they get more tickets?

29 October 2008 Inspection Notes:


Royal Hotel Sunbury Regulation 17 player information talker signsSignssigns

Signs are placed on the top box for pokies 1, and 16-25. Signs on the pokies with no top box were placed opposite the animated reels.Visibilityreels.

Visibility of ATM from Gaming RoomYes.Room
Yes. When the door to the pokies room opens, the ATM is visible.Visiblevisible.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Exclusion facilityNone.Numberfacility

None.

Number of Player Information Posters4EatingPosters

4

Eating in Gaming RoomYes.Room
Yes. Table with large chairs in the pokies room. Bar Meals Specials $10 was posted.Coffeeposted.

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

Clock on wall
Yes. Clock behind cashier.Gambler'scashier.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toiletNo.toilet
No. Pokies room toilet was out of order. No poster or cards in bistro/TAB toilet.Posterstoilet.

Posters in gaming room

$52,924 was promoted as being won in jackpots last month. Except for cheque cashing poster, all posters promoted gambling. 3 x posters. 1 x floor display.CommentsMandisplay.

Comments
Man observed simultaneously playing two pokies. They were pokies #2 and #3.