Australian Venue Co and ALH between them own hundreds of pubs across the country.

ALH, part of Endeavour Group, demerged from Woolworths in 2021 and controls one in every 20 pubs in Australia.

The top three Victorian pubs for pokie revenue in 2024-25 were all ALH venues, each taking in over $25 million from the machines.

What do these hospitality mega-corps mean for Aussie pub culture?

The National Account's Archie Milligan has the rundown: