{"id":777042403,"date":"2026-05-20T08:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777042403"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:35:37","slug":"nsw-hospitality-and-racing-regulatory-roadshow-heads-to-griffith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-hospitality-and-racing-regulatory-roadshow-heads-to-griffith","title":{"rendered":"NSW Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow heads to Griffith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The initiative continues its 2026 regional tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- The <strong>NSW Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow<\/strong> will make its next stop in <strong>Griffith on June 2<\/strong>. Now in its fourth year, the state-wide engagement programme is aimed at strengthening ties with stakeholders in the liquor and gaming sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free event at Quest Apartments Griffith follows the roadshow&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-hospitality-and-racing-roadshow-kicks-off-2026-tour-in-moree\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-hospitality-and-racing-roadshow-kicks-off-2026-tour-in-moree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch in Moree.<\/a> It&#8217;s open to stakeholders from the Griffith, Leeton, Narrandera, Carrathool, Murrumbidgee and Bland local government areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitality and Racing deputy secretary <strong>Tarek Barakat<\/strong> said: the event \u201cwill provide an opportunity to those attending to hear directly from our senior leaders, ask questions, stay up to date with regulatory priorities and connect with peers from across the sector.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cIt is also invaluable for us to hear about their successes and challenges, as well as listen to any suggestions for future changes and initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Topics <\/strong>at the Griffith event will include upcoming policy reforms, licensing information, local gambling and hospitality trends, harm minimisation strategies, and updates on regulatory operations, training and support. Attendees will be able to engage directly with representatives from Liquor &amp; Gaming NSW\u2019s Hospitality Concierge, Licensing and Liquor Accords teams, as well as staff from the Office of Responsible Gambling and GambleAware service providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior leaders from Hospitality and Racing will participate in a community engagement programme involving meetings with Aboriginal representatives, local councils, police and liquor accords to discuss issues related to alcohol and gambling within the region. Following Griffith, the Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow is scheduled to visit Canterbury-Bankstown, Deniliquin and Queanbeyan later in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/NSW-regulator-Crown-could-regain-its-Sydney-licence-in-the-2HY-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/nsw-venue-inspections-highlight-strong-compliance-with-gambling-harm-reduction-reforms'>New South Wales inspections find strong compliance with gambling reforms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The initiative continues its 2026 regional tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777028008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The NSW Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow is continuing its 2026 regional tour, with an upcoming stop in Griffith. This initiative aims to foster engagement with liquor and gaming sector stakeholders, discussing critical topics such as policy reforms, licensing updates, harm minimisation strategies, and local industry trends. The program facilitates direct dialogue between regulators and operators, ensuring alignment on compliance and responsible gambling frameworks.","focusai_entities":"NSW Hospitality and Racing, Tarek Barakat, Liquor & Gaming NSW, Hospitality Concierge, Licensing, Liquor Accords, Office of Responsible Gambling, GambleAware","focusai_location":"Australia, NSW, Griffith, Moree, Leeton, Narrandera, Carrathool, Murrumbidgee, Bland, Canterbury-Bankstown, Deniliquin, Queanbeyan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.75), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Policy Reform Impact","query":"What specific policy reforms are anticipated from the NSW Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow, and how will they impact operator licensing and compliance frameworks?"},{"label":"Harm Minimisation Efficacy","query":"How will the discussed harm minimisation strategies be measured for efficacy, and what new responsible gambling controls are being considered for implementation across NSW?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,156],"tags":[25260,24388,25261],"class_list":["post-777042403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-regulation-news","tag-harm-minimisation-strategies","tag-liquor-and-gaming-nsw","tag-regulatory-operations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042403","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\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777042403"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777042413,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777042403\/revisions\/777042413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777028008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777042403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777042403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777042403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}