Every item in this issue points the same way. NSW gives clubs two years to stand up a workforce that can operate under facial recognition and account-based play. Queensland’s consolidation settings reward the groups with enough management depth to absorb a second or third venue. And the ACT panel has told government outright that governance...
AML/CTF is now a standing obligation, not a project The reformed AML/CTF framework commenced for existing reporting entities on 31 March 2026, with a range of transitional provisions applying to certain obligations. Five changes matter most on a club floor: Identification moves from photocopying to sight-and-record – sight the original, record the prescribed details, return...
ACT clubs are heading the same direction as NSW, albeit on first review, a lot slower. An independent group chaired by Annette Kimmitt AM delivered a report in May 2026 with a strategy for a 20-year roadmap to help local clubs transition away from their reliance on poker machine gambling revenue and diversify into alternative...
Queensland does not have the same level of harm-minimisation imposts as NSW. However, all directors in Queensland should consider that in July 2026 at the Labor national conference, Labor members revived the push for a national gambling regulator. If a national regulator ultimately emerges, aspects of the NSW model may influence future national requirements. What...
Directors have two compliant training pathways, not one. There is a sensible industry specific program. Directors must be fully trained within twelve months of joining the board; small clubs must have at least two fully trained members on the governing body. Under the Registered Clubs Regulation 2025, in force since 1 September 2025, club directors...
A motion passed unanimously at the NSW Labor state conference in July commits, amongst a host of other recommendations, some adopted some not, to a super-profits tax on venues with more than $20 million in gaming machine profits. It is not government policy and carries no timelines, but it is the clearest available read on...
