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Minors working in licensed premises
Restricted areas for minors in various types of licensed premises
Responsible adults
Secondary part sales
Minors and alcohol delivery
Minors and QR code table ordering
Signage, House Policy, Potential Bans

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Scenario A - A 19 year old with a 17 year old cousin trying to enter a hotel?  Would the 19 year old be deemed a responsible adult?  What would you do?

Scenario B - A family in a restaurant ask for a glass of wine for their 16 year old daughter - is this an offence?  What would you do?

Scenario C - A 30 year old female enters a bottle-shop with three teenage girls.  The female proceeds to the counter to purchase three different type of RTD's and pay separately for each.  Would you refuse service?

Scenario D - Three young women arrive at your venue all appear to be around 17 or 18.  You ask for reasonable ID, secondary ID, ask questions and all of them appear 18.  Afterwards it turns out that one of them was 17 but had a realistic looking fake ID.  Would you be fined?

Scenario E - You have a minor apply for a position in the hotel - what are the rules about minors working in licensed premises?

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Mounties convicted for allowing toddler to use gaming machine

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Mount Pritchard & District Community Club (Mounties) has been convicted and ordered to pay almost $6,000 in fines and costs for allowing a toddler to use a gaming machine.

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Issued by Liquor & Gaming NSW

The Star Casino has been fined $90,000 over three instances involving children gambling and being served alcohol, including a 12-year-old girl whose parents snuck her in to play the pokies.

The girl's mother evaded security by holding open an exit door as patrons came out, then guided her straight on to the main gaming floor.

Once inside, they met up with the girl's father and, over 17 minutes, the primary school student placed 21 bets on several poker machines.

As they were leaving the casino they were finally intercepted by security.

The family was visiting from China on tourist visas.

NSW Independent Liquor & Authority Chair, Philip Crawford, said the case sits at the more serious end of the spectrum considering the child's age, the manner of entry and length of time before she was detected, and the fact the parents initiated the crime.

"It's quite staggering that the young girl's parents facilitated her entry in such a deceptive manner, let alone allowed their daughter to gamble," Mr Crawford said.

Liquor & Gaming NSW Director of Investigations and Intervention, David Byrne, said underage patrons trying to sneak in through the exit doors is a fairly obvious risk.

"However, not only did The Star fail to manage the risk, once the child was on the gaming floor, there were a number of opportunities where staff should have noticed a very young person playing the poker machines - well before they actually did which was when the family was leaving," Mr Byrne said.

In the second incident, a 16-year-old girl entered through the VIP checkpoint with a middle aged male "platinum" member, without being asked for ID.

When she made her way to the check in at the main gaming area, her fake learner driver's licence was accepted and she was able to move freely about, including being served a vodka Redbull at the bar, until she attempted to enter the nightclub, at which point the dissimilarity between the ID and her physical appearance was finally picked up.

In the third incident, a 17-year-old boy entered the casino with his own provisional licence and it was not until almost 3.5 hours later he was found and escorted out after security had realised they had let an underage person slip through.

In that time however, the teenager purchased and consumed a vodka Redbull and played 42 rounds of roulette and 22 hands of poker.

"Both children's forays lasted long enough that they had interacted with several staff members by the time they were discovered," Mr Byrne said.

"In the 17-year-old boy's case, CCTV showed a total of 15 staff interactions.

"While it can be difficult to vet a person's age by assessing whether they look over 25, this only underscores the importance of checkpoint and roving ID verification and consideration as to whether the person presenting matches their documentation."

The Star self-reported the three incidents that occurred over a four-month period from March to July 2019. In 2019, The Star reported a total of 32 instances of minors gaining access to restricted areas of the casino and in 2018 reported 35 instances.

"We appreciate The Star's cooperation in coming forward each time they detect a minor, however we do take these cases seriously," said Mr Crawford.

"The penalty indicates that every breach requires a regulatory response befitting the risk of harm to young people and the community."

The incidents involving the 16 and 17-year olds resulted in two $15,000 fines and the incident involving the 12-year-old resulted in a $60,000 fine. Previously, the largest fine for minors on premises was $7,000.

Casino disciplinary outcomes are published online on the Liquor & Gaming NSW website.

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12-year-old gambler among 3 minors caught on Star Casino premises

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The Star Casino has been fined $90,000 over three instances involving children gambling and being served alcohol, including a 12-year-old girl whose parents snuck her in to play the pokies. The girl's mother evaded security by holding open an exit door as patrons came out, then guided her straight on to the main gaming floor.

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The manager of Coast Bar & Restaurant at Gosford is facing almost $20,000 in fines and legal costs after allowing two underage girls on school work experience to serve alcohol.

Mr Alain Alpha was convicted of two counts of allowing minors to serve liquor and two counts of allowing an employee to sell liquor without Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification.

The conviction and fine follow an investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW which included a review of CCTV footage.

The footage confirmed two girls aged 16 and 17 on work experience at the venue served alcohol to patrons. This was despite conditions of the work placement that prevented the girls from serving alcohol.

Neither of the minors held RSA qualifications at the time of the work placement.

Liquor & Gaming NSW Director of Compliance Operations, Sean Goodchild, said the incident showed a brazen disregard for measures that are meant to protect people from alcohol-related harm.

"Having minors serve alcohol without permission or the right training is highly irresponsible and puts both patrons and the young people at risk," Mr Goodchild said.

"Responsible service of alcohol is non-negotiable in licensed venues, regardless of whether someone is on work experience or a full-time employee."

Under NSW liquor laws, it is illegal for minors to serve alcohol at a licensed venue unless approved by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA). The laws also require that staff have relevant competency cards or RSA certificates to serve alcohol.

Mr Alpha was sentenced in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on 8 May 2019 by Magistrate Georgina Darcy. He was fined $2,500 and ordered to pay more than $17,000 in legal costs.
MEDIA INQUIRIES: Sean Harnett (02) 9934 0710, 0432 567 250

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Central Coast bar manager convicted for allowing minors to serve alcohol

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The manager of Coast Bar & Restaurant at Gosford is facing almost $20,000 in fines and legal costs after allowing two underage girls on school work experience to serve alcohol. Mr Alain Alpha was convicted of two counts of allowing minors to serve liquor and two counts of allowing an employee to sell liquor without Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification.