The Summerhill Hotel was also charged with breaching the same legislation, including charges for failing to reasonably supervise the EBT on which the minor placed bets at the venue on 10 separate occasions.īetween 23 and 24 August 2019, the same minor aged 17, also used EBTs to gamble more than $400 at the same TAB agency in Preston and at the Browns Corner Hotel in Coburg. Tabcorp was charged with breaching the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (GR Act) by allowing the minor to gamble across the four locations on 25 different occasions. VGCCC conducted an investigation following a complaint made by the minor’s father.īetween March and July 2018, the minor aged 15 and 16 at the time, gambled at three TAB agencies in Preston, Thomastown and Northcote and at the Summerhill Hotel in Reservoir. The minor gambled more than $2600 on electronic betting terminals (EBTs) at five venues on multiple occasions over 16 months. Tabcorp and two hotels in Melbourne’s northern suburbs have been prosecuted for allowing a minor to gamble.

(Note: the Defendant provided evidence that it had committed to repaying $70,000 to declared community and charitable organisations).

the Defendant to pay $3,000 to the Court Fund.

the Defendant to pay VGCCC’s statutory costs and.

The Magistrate adjourned the matter on good behaviour for 12 months with the following conditions:

one charge of contravening section 8.4.8(3) and.

one charge of contravening section 8.2.2(b).

On 5 October 2020, the VGCCC accepted an offer from the Defendant to plead to the following three rolled-up charges:

two contraventions of section 8.4.8(3) and.

nine contraventions of section 8.2.2(b).

The Defendant is a licensed bingo centre operator which trades as St Albans Bingo Centre.Īs a result of a strategic bingo investigation commencing on or about February 2019, VGCCC Inspectors detected contraventions of the following sections of the GR Act by the Defendant:

Roll of Manufacturers, Suppliers and Testers.

List of Declared Community and Charitable Organisations.

Detailed reporting requirements for SCBs.

Interactive wagering and betting services.

Regulatory requirements to transfer ownership of a gaming venue.

Providing and recording access to monitoring data.

Surrender your gaming licence or permit.Approved associates of the casino operator.Amendments to approved casino games and rules.Apply for a new licence, permit or registration.

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