The former licensee of Stockton's Gladstone Hotel, Tracy Keegan, has been banned for a further two years after the state's watchdog found she was still associated with licensed venues despite being disqualified over an incident where a patron consumed 23 alcoholic drinks.
The Liquor and Gaming NSW (LGNSW) investigation comes days after Ms Keegan's husband, former pub manager Mark Keegan, had his approval to manage licensed premises withdrawn over a separate serious intoxication incident involving the same patron.
The pair have now been sanctioned by the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) following separate regulatory proceedings linked to the Gladstone Hotel.
LGNSW Regulatory Operations executive director Dimitri Argeres said the decision highlights the importance of complying with disciplinary action.
"Disqualifications are enforceable directions designed to protect the integrity of the liquor industry," Mr Argeres said.
"When someone is disqualified from holding a licence or being a close associate of a licensee, they must take all necessary steps to comply with those restrictions.
"This decision sends a clear message that people cannot maintain financial interests or associations that place them in breach of disciplinary orders."
Ms Keegan was first disqualified in May 2024 after the patron was served 23 alcoholic drinks over six-and-a-half hours.
Last week, ILGA withdrew Mr Keegan's manager approval after a separate investigation found the same patron was served 21 alcoholic drinks over more than five hours, three years after the first serious intoxication breach.
In its latest decision, ILGA found Ms Keegan continued to be a close associate of the Gladstone Hotel in Stockton, the Commercial Hotel in Aberdeen and the Racecourse Hotel in Wallsend while prohibited from being a licensee, manager or close associate of a licensee.
The finding followed an LGNSW disciplinary complaint alleging Ms Keegan retained shareholdings that gave her a financial interest in the businesses during her disqualification period.
ILGA determined Ms Keegan failed to remove herself from those associations.
She has been disqualified from holding a liquor licence for a further two years from 27 July 2026 and ordered to pay investigation costs of $748.
The matter arose from an LGNSW investigation that led to a disciplinary complaint being lodged with ILGA in June 2025.
