Santa1503559644 Posted March 8, 2007 Posted March 8, 2007 Guess which station is running, loudly, with the story of Harry Kakavas, the seedy clown "property developer" and alledged armed robber, who lost a (literal) fortune at Crown? And which station is avoiding the story like the plague? Nein is pulling a Sgt Schultz, whilst Seven is going kerazy, and promising an "in depth expose" on Today Tonight! (From SMH)Among the other allegations made by Mr Kakavas, Crown provided its own private jet on about 30 occasions to fly him to various locations, including to a holiday resort in the Philippines. Mr Kakavas claimed he was sometimes given between $30,000 and $50,000 on boarding the private jet or upon entering his room at the casino's hotel. The cash would be in a box or bags. Born in Melbourne, Mr Kakavas moved to Queensland and in September 2004 sold his house for a state-record of $18 million. He was one of three men charged over an alleged armed robbery in Melbourne in 1999. One of the other men charged was soccer star Con Boutsianis. The charges against all three were dismissed. After being granted an exclusion order in 1995, prohibiting him from entering the casino, it is alleged that Crown's chief operating officer, John Williams, "devised a scheme" to induce Mr Kakavas to recommence gambling in late 2004. According to Mr Kakavas' statement of claim, lodged in the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr Williams instructed Crown employees "to do what was necessary" to get Mr Kakavas back.
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