Gladstone Hotel, Stockton: Licensee's punishment after serving man known as ... trends now
The former licensee of a small regional pub has been barred from holding a liquor licence for two years after a man was served 35 standard drinks in six hours.
NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) launched an investigation into the incident which took place at the now-closed Gladstone Hotel in the Newcastle suburb of Stockton.
Tracey Keegan, the licensee, was banned from holding the positions of liquor licensee and approved manager, or from being a close associate of a licensee, for two years as a result of the investigation.
The man whose actions prompted the investigation, nicknamed 'Little John', was found to have drunk 22 schooners of Tooheys New and a shot of spirits on March 6, 2021.
CCTV from the day shows Little John pick up his first drink at 11am before getting so drunk that by the time 5:30pm rolled around, his friends had to carry him out.
The man whose actions prompted the investigation was found to have drunk 22 schooners of Tooheys New and a shot of spirits on March 6, 2021 at the Gladstone Hotel in the Newcastle suburb of Stockton
Footage showed Little John fall down four times during the session until his friends were forced to gather around to help stabilise him.
On the final occasion he fell he was seen stumbling and holding on to the bar for support before his friends hoisted him, picking up a limb each and took him outside before driving him to hospital.
The ILGA decision followed a Liquor & Gaming NSW disciplinary complaint alleging that bar staff continued serving the man alcohol when he was visibly intoxicated.
The complaint added that bar staff failed to call for medical help,
