{"id":777015009,"date":"2024-04-25T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015009"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:49:29","slug":"lgnsw-urges-licenced-venues-to-ensure-safe-anzac-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/lgnsw-urges-licenced-venues-to-ensure-safe-anzac-day-celebrations","title":{"rendered":"L&amp;GNSW urges licenced venues to ensure safe Anzac Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NSW pubs and clubs are urged to manage the risks of larger crowds and gambling disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The New South Wales regulator,\u00a0<strong>Liquor &amp; Gaming NSW (L&amp;GNSW)<\/strong>, has urged licenced venues in the state to ensure safety during Anzac Day today. It noted that larger crowds and\u00a0the\u00a0playing\u00a0of\u00a0two-up can pose additional challenges for pubs and clubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two-up was a popular game among World War I veterans and is played legally on Anzac Day, Remembrance Day, and Victory in the Pacific Day in their memory. As an unregulated form of gambling, it is illegal con other days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&amp;GNSW executive director regulatory operations,\u00a0<strong>Jane Lin<\/strong>, said inspectors would\u00a0carry out checks of\u00a0licenced premises in Sydney and regional areas to ensure compliance with the\u00a0state&#8217;s\u00a0liquor and gaming laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said:\u00a0\u201cTwo-up is a great Australian tradition and a way for people to come together at pubs and clubs to enjoy the Anzac spirit. While venues do not need a permit to host two-up, they are encouraged to fully understand and observe the traditional rules of the coin-tossing game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLicenced venues are reminded to properly manage potential risks linked to larger crowds, increased rates of intoxication, gambling disputes, extended high volume trading and special Anzac Day liquor promotions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anzac Day commemorates the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who fought in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/lgnsw-orders-gaming-room-restructure-for-two-venues\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L&amp;GNSW orders gaming room restructure for two venues<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSW pubs and clubs are urged to manage the risks of larger crowds and gambling disputes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) has issued a directive to licensed venues in New South Wales, urging stringent risk management protocols for Anzac Day. The regulator emphasizes the need to manage larger crowds, potential intoxication, and gambling disputes arising from the traditional, albeit unregulated, game of two-up, while also conducting compliance checks across the state.","focusai_entities":"Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW), Jane Lin, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)","focusai_location":"New South Wales, Australia, Sydney, Gallipoli","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Venue Operations?","query":"What specific operational adjustments and resource allocations are NSW licensed venues implementing to address L&GNSW's directives regarding crowd management, intoxication, and gambling dispute resolution during high-volume commemorative events?"},{"label":"Regulatory Enforcement Trends?","query":"How do L&GNSW's Anzac Day compliance checks align with broader regulatory enforcement trends concerning unregulated gambling activities and responsible service of alcohol within the New South Wales hospitality sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[24388],"class_list":["post-777015009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-liquor-and-gaming-nsw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777015009"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777015037,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015009\/revisions\/777015037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777015009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777015009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777015009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}