New Liquor Promotion Guidelines released We have released the new Liquor Promotion Guidelines 2019 (PDF, 264KB) following a review of the 2013 Guidelines last year.

Changes have been made to ensure the Guidelines remain effective and recognise new and emerging industry practices.

Licensees should consider the Guidelines when running liquor promotions, to help ensure they are meeting their obligations under the Liquor Act 2007 and promote and sell alcohol responsibly. Read more Contents Licensee training deadline extended New licensees, approved managers and club secretaries of relevant licence types approved between 1 September 2018 and 31 March 2019 now have until 31 May 2019 to complete mandatory licensee training. Register as soon as you can to complete your training as courses are filling up fast. Read more Kings Cross venues using ID scanners can share patron ban information ID scanners in Kings Cross were upgraded on 1 April so all venues using the Kings Cross ID scanner network can share certain information with each other about patrons they have banned, subject to strict privacy controls. Read more Enabling pop-up bars and events We are trialling a new licence for pop-up bars and events that will support the activation or revitalisation of local places and spaces in designated precincts, and help diversify the social, cultural and business offerings in Sydney’s night-time economy. Read more Life ban for former strip club licensee The former licensee of the Dollhouse strip club in Potts Point has been banned from the liquor industry for life for allowing frequent cocaine use and sexual activity between strippers and patrons. The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority also fined Mr Ulysses Flevotomos $10,000 and banned him from being a close associate of any NSW liquor licensee for 10 years.

CC-TV footage seized by police shows numerous instances of cocaine use and sexual contact between strippers and patrons. Mr Flevotomos was found to be “not fit or proper” to ever hold a liquor licence again. He has 11 court convictions for liquor licence breaches during his tenure as licensee of Dollhouse. Since Mr Flevotomos was replaced as licensee in 2017, the venue has not incurred any licence breaches. Read the media release. The former licensee of the Dollhouse strip club in Potts Point has been banned from the liquor industry for life for allowing frequent cocaine use and sexual activity between strippers and patrons. The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority also fined Mr Ulysses Flevotomos $10,000 and banned him from being a close associate of any NSW liquor licensee for 10 years. Read more Annual liquor licence fee notices have been issued Notices have been sent to liquor licence holders in NSW via email, SMS and/or post. 29 May. You can pay online , call Service NSW on 13 77 88, visit your nearest Service NSW centre or use BPay to make your payment by Fee waivers and fee reassessment applications Applications to have your annual liquor licence fee reassessed or waived are now open. Conditions apply. Find out how Fee waiver applications close on 22 May.

Fee reassessments close on 25 July. Gaming-related annual licence fees are now overdue Annual fee payments for gaming-related licences are now overdue.

If you did not pay your annual gaming-related licence fee before 15 April, your licence has been cancelled and will need to be reinstated by 15 June. Read more RCG fee increase for approved training providers From 1 March, fees for the Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG) course increased from $30 to $40.

This means approved training providers pay Liquor & Gaming NSW $40 per student when an RCG interim certificate is issued. Read more Convictions for illegal gambling ads Wagering companies PointsBet, Sportsbet and Sportschamps have been convicted of illegal advertising that induce people to gamble. Under the NSW Betting and Racing Act, it is an offence to publish "a gambling advertisement that offers any inducement to participate, or participate frequently, in any gambling activity (including an inducement to open a betting account)." Read more Date Information 29 May Annual liquor licence fee payment due. More information on our website. 31 May New licensees, approved managers and club secretaries of relevant licence types approved between 1 September 2018 and 31 March 2019 must complete mandatory licensee training. More information in eNews. 15 June Last day to apply to reinstate a gaming machine related licence. More information on our website.