32 Poker Machines
Taverner Hotel Group Pty Ltd
221 Esplanade, Seacliff 5049 Tel: 8296 7466
City of Holdfast Bay.
Hotel Website
Hotel License

6 November 2008 Inspection Notes:

Card and Pamphlet groups
13 groups located at the ends of the banks of pokies. Some were placed backwards.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
Large red and white sign on wall in pokies room with arrow indicating location of the ATM.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
ATM is in the bistro. 23 paces.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Barring facility
No sign in entrance from dining area. The notice in the car park entrance is fixed to the back of the door. As pictured, the door is left open (propped in position with a brick) so that the sign is not visible.

Clocks on walls
1 in lounge area.

Eating in Pokie Room
$3.50 for toasted sandwiches.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Order at cashier. No station set-up

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
Large double doors in dining area with neon sign "gaming Room" above it. Sign in bar giving directions to pokies room.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Video game in corner of bistro next to the entrance to the pokies room.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Books and pamphlets in partitioned area in pokies room.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
Shogun sign Picnic basket prize enter with greater than $20 purchase.

General Comments.
Click here to read the City of Holdfast Bay's paper on pokie planning. They declined to be involved in the process and submitted in favour of a state based plan

10 February 2009 Inspection Notes:

Card and Pamphlet groups
10 groups located at the ends of the banks of pokies. Notices near cashier. Printed information in lounge area.
No helpline cards on change machine. Poster only.

Visibility of ATM from Pokie room.
Large red and white sign on wall in pokies room with arrow indicating location of the ATM.

Distance of ATM from nearest pokie
ATM is in the bistro. 23 paces.

Visible posting of availability of Self-Barring facility
Notice on rear of car park door had been removed. Notice on partition near car park entrance. No notice on door if entering from TAB. 1 notice by cashier.

Clocks on walls
3 clocks including 1 in lounge area that would not be visible in the pokie area.

Eating in Pokie Room
Menus on coffee table in lounge area. No table and chair set up.

Coffee / Tea service in Pokie Room
Order at cashier. No station set-up

Pokie sounds and vision into bistro area.
Observed blinking pokie lights through gaps in glazed glass windows dividing the pokie room from the dining area. Large red neon sign above these doors. Doors had been left slightly ajar so patrons get a clear view of the pokies.
The words "Gaming Lounge" is glazed on the doors to the pokie room from both the TAB and the dining area.

Kid's Play Area and promotion
Video game in corner of bistro next to the entrance to the pokies room has been removed.

Gambler's Help notice/cards in toilet
Nothing in men's toilet.

Posters in Pokie Room that promote non-gambling activities available in the venue
Shogun sign.

General Comments.
KENO screen in bistro area.