
A NEWCASTLE hotel is out of pocket $7540, fined for "serious breaches" of the state's gaming machine laws.
A Liquor and Gaming NSW investigation revealed that on Saturday 15, 22 and 29 of April, last year, pokies were operated at the Royal Inn Hotel, Waratah, during the shutdown period from 1am to 7am. The Station Street pub's licensee pleaded guilty to 13 offences under the Gaming Machines Act 2001 in Downing Centre Local Court on March 11.