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All bets are off for Mokbel and co for life

26-Jun-2008
Story Timeline:  102 days

A ROGUES' gallery of gangsters, thugs, drug dealers and loan sharks is among a secret group of Victorians banned from Crown casino and 67 racetracks. The Herald Sun can reveal 33 "undesirables" have been slapped with lifetime bans by police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon. But in a challenge to her powers, at least two have vowed to fight the bans in the Supreme Court. Those banned include underworld identity Mick Gatto, alleged Carlton Crew associate Steve Kaya and gangland figure Michael "Eyes" Pastras. Tony Mokbel and jailed gangland figure Carl Williams are also blacklisted, as are Williams' father George and Mokbel's younger brothers, Milad and Kabalan. Others include convicted money launderer Fadi Sarkis, high-roller Rob Karam and Leanne Allmark, a pathological gambler who stole $1 million to feed a casino pokies... [read full story]                    

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