Notorious drug kingpin Tony Mokbel is fighting Tabcorp after theĀ gambling giant refused to pay him after he made a winning $5400 bet, it has been reported.
Mokbel walked free from a Melbourne court in February after a lengthy battle to overturn his drug convictions in the aftermath of the Lawyer X scandal.
Now he has sought legal advice over claiming his winnings and reversing Tabcorp’s ban on him entering its premises and using its betting apps, according to News Corp.
Mokbel made the bet by putting $1500 on favourite Al Duca in the Thoroughbred Club Anniversary Vase race at Caulfield on April 11.
Al Duca saluted and paid $3.60 for the win.
Mokbel was at a Gold Coast TAB when his ID was refused when he tried to collect his winnings, one of his associates told the publication.
Tony Mokbel (pictured leaving court in February) has reportedly been banned from cashing in a $5400 winning bet on a horse race in Melbourne
The notorious figure (pictured in 2007) has also been banned from Tabcorp’s premises and online products, according to the reportĀ
Mokbel reportedly learned about the ban when he tried to cash in his winning bet on the Gold Coast in April (pictured, a TAB outlet)Ā
As of March this year, gamblers who transact $5000 or more must produce photo identification.
Mokbel was notified of his ban from accessing Tabcorp’s services in a letter he received in May, with the company advising him that dealing with him would be ‘outside of its risk appetite’.
He was warned that breaking the ban could be construed as trespassing.
The Daily Mail has contacted Tabcorp for comment.
In April, Tabcorp banned some high-profile gamblers from using its retail and online products.
One of them, Steven Fletcher, revealed the company told him ‘that continued dealings with him (as a customer) was outside of its risk appetite’.
‘This decision is consistent with Tabcorp’s regulatory and compliance obligations and for the purpose of managing and mitigating its risk,’ the notice from Tabcorp read.
‘You are therefore banned permanently from accessing Tabcorp’s wagering services across its full Australian network.’
Mokbel was victorious in his lengthy battle to overturn his drug convictions in the aftermath of the Lawyer X scandal.
He won his appeal last year, with judges ordering he face a retrial over alleged offending in 2005, dubbed the Orbital charge and relating to alleged MDMA trafficking.
Mokbel argued his drug convictions were tainted as he was represented by barrister-turned-informerĀ Nicola Gobbo, known as Lawyer X.
Ms Gobbo was registered as a Victoria Police informer from 2005 to 2009 and was acting as Mokbel’s lawyer for four years before he fled to Greece in 2006.
She continued to advise him when he was extradited back to Melbourne in 2008.
Mokbel ultimately pleaded guilty to the Quills, Orbital and Magnum charges in 2011 after he was extradited back from Greece.
The Quills charge related to allegations Mokbel trafficked more than 30 kilograms of MDMA in 2005, while he was on bail for separate offending.
The 60-year-old was previously involved in the ‘Tracksuit Gang’ ā a group of gamblers who were known for betting heavily in coordinated plunges while dressed in designer sportswear.
