The Victoria State Government has
gone quiet on what is happening
with the poker machine licenses
post 2022. Our current information
is a decision will be made in 2017.
Further the Victorian regulators are
no closer to advising when TITO
will be launched and how it will
look. This year club’s will make
final payments on gaming licenses
which will free up cash flow
significantly. lack of competition in the
monitoring arena. Currently
monitoring is carried out by
MaxGaming (Tatts) and Odyssey
(Tabcorp). A merger of these two
entities would make for interesting
times on that front.
CMAA Federal Councillor Wayne
Moffatt who represents Division H
South East Qld has reported that
there are a number of challenges
facing the industry in Queensland
over the coming years. The
new casino is Brisbane is under
construction. The total cost will be
$3 billion and will include; In the lead up to the penalty
rates decision things got nasty in
Brisbane with some clubs being the
subject of very aggressive union
pickets and disruptive behaviour
inside the clubs. The behaviour is
continuing after the decision with
some clubs being bombarded with
emails from condemning the clubs
for taking advantage of workers.
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more than 12 football fields of
redevelopment
a new pedestrian bridge to
South Bank (the Neville Bonner
Bridge)
an iconic signature “Arc”
building, including a
spectacular feature Sky Deck,
with restaurants and bars fully
accessible to the public
five new premium hotel brands
- including the Ritz Carlton and
Brisbane’s first 6 star hotel
three residential towers, a new
department store, around 50
new restaurants, cafes and
bars and a riverfront moonlight
cinema
a Queensland Hotel and
Hospitality School partnership
with TAFE Queensland
This will prove to be a real
competitor for most clubs within
South East Qld.
Also on the horizon is the potential
new casino at Southport on the
Gold Coast at a cost of $4 billion.
It could potentially open in early
2020s and will target patrons
from the Sunshine Coast down to
Ballina. Northern NSW falls within
the shadow of this casino. The new
casino will also put pressure on the
existing Casino at Broadbeach to
intensify its marketing on the Gold
Coast and northern NSW.
The proposed merger of Tabcorp
and Tatts will influence the
industry in QLD with a potential
IQ 8
Add to the mix an election in
the next 12 months and the
industry in QLD is looking at some
“interesting” times.
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On a brighter note, clubs with
multiple sights received some
welcome tax relief after the State
Government agreed to tax multiple
sites as one site, rather than two
separate sites. This was a great win
for the industry and will help larger
clubs assist smaller battling clubs.
The lock out laws were wound
back and although the laws were
not over onerous on clubs, it is still
a recognition that the hospitality
industry has been over regulated of
late.
This article coincides with the
end of the first year of the new
Executive, and as you can see
there is a lot going on and more
to come, I would like to thank my
fellow Executive members and
your Federal Councillors for their
commitment to the Association,
on behalf of us all I would like
to thanks Ralph and his team of
dedicated staff who work every day
to ensure that our members receive
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