Third sanction for Gladstone Hotel couple
Former Gladstone Hotel Stockton licensee, Tracy Keegan, has been banned for a further two years after a Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) investigation found she remained associated with licensed venues despite an existing disqualification over an incident where a patron consumed 23 alcoholic drinks.
The decision comes days after Mrs Keegan's husband, former Gladstone Hotel manager Mark Keegan, had his approval to manage licensed premises withdrawn over a separate serious intoxication incident involving the same patron.
Both former operators have now been sanctioned by the NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) following separate regulatory proceedings linked to the Gladstone Hotel.
Mrs Keegan was originally 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 Mrs 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 L&GNSW disciplinary complaint alleging Mrs Keegan retained shareholdings that gave her a financial interest in the businesses during her disqualification period.
ILGA determined Mrs 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.
Liquor & Gaming NSW Executive Director Regulatory Operations Dimitri Argeres said the decision highlighted the importance of complying with disciplinary action taken by ILGA.
“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.
“Liquor & Gaming NSW will continue to investigate potential breaches and take action where people fail to comply with requirements designed to uphold public confidence in the industry.”
The matter arose from an L&GNSW investigation that led to a disciplinary complaint being lodged with ILGA in June 2025.
View ILGA’s decision report on the recent Tracy Keegan matter.
For information on the earlier disciplinary action involving former licensee Tracy Keegan, read the two year ban for licensee after patron served 22 beers article.
For information on the Mark Keegan disciplinary action, view the husband and wife sanctioned over separate intoxication incidents at Stockton hotel article.