Bikers brawl at prison & Casino in Sydney

April 13th 2009 Channel 10 news-
A gang of outlaw bikers did battle with a group of men inside Star City casino yesterday, smashing chairs and hurling glasses as innocent bystanders cowered for safety.

In the second wild brawl to endanger the public in less than a month, Rebels bikie club members fought the group of men, who have no known bikie links, on the main floor of thecasino beside rows of poker machines.
The drama was temporarily defused when security staff threw out the troublemakers, who weren't wearing bikie colours or insignia.

The riot squad was called to Star City at Pyrmont in the early hours of this morning after up to 20 people began brawling in the gaming area.

Police say men and women used glasses and chairs in the fight, before security guards threw them out of the venue.

The fight then spilled into another brawl onto the street and police arrested 10 men and a woman.
They say the woman and six of the men are believed to have links to the Rebels bikie gang.

The brawl is the latest incident to follow the bashing death of Anthony "Tony" Zervas - the brother of Hells Angel Peter Zervas - who died in front of horrified passengers at the domestic airport on March 22.

It caps off a weekend of bikie violence which began on Friday when five prison guards were injured during a vicious confrontation between members of rival gangs Notorious and the Bandidos in Parklea jail.

The simmering tension between clubs was further aggravated when police raided a gathering of about 70 bikies from different gangs attempting to negotiate a peace treaty in Prospect on Saturday.

Assistant Commissioner Catherine Burn said yesterday's fight at Star City was unacceptable.
"It is fortunate no innocent patrons were injured," she said.

"This is why Strike Force Raptor was put in place. Regardless of who was involved, this sort of violence between two groups of people is completely unacceptable."

Star City spokesman Peter Grimshaw condemned the violence and said anyone who caused trouble inside the complex would be banned "for a very long time".

However, Mr Grimshaw said it would be too difficult for the casino to place a blanket ban on bikies.
CCTV footage of the brawl had been handed to police, who arrested and charged a 26-year-old woman from Shalvey with affray along with a Punchbowl man, 20, and a 21-year-old Riverwood man.
All three have been bailed to appear in court next month.