Bada Bing stripped of all-night trading licence

These are some of the antics at Bada Bing nightspot that have led to the club facing closure after losing a battle with liquor authorities to keep its all-night trading licence.

From this week Bada Bing will be forced to lock out patrons from 2am and close at 3am - a move its owners say will make it "commercially worthless".

Police attend an assault incident outside Bada Bing this year. The order from the Independent ­Liquor And Gaming Authority is contained in a 100-page report that lifts the lid on hundreds of alleged misdeeds at the notorious Kings Cross venue establishment, frequented by footballers, pop stars and ­celebrities.Data from police computers shows Bada Bing was at the centre of 129 adverse incidents since 2007, 141 intelligence reports and 40 "cases".

On some occasions staff also ­appeared to deliberately stifle the ­efforts of investigators, police claim.

"Police have been frustrated by the lack of co-operation from staff in relation to the provision of CCTV to police, staff claiming not to have seen incidents they would have seen, staff providing false information and staff removing assault victims to other areas of the premises to provide first aid rather than calling an ambulance," the report says.

Other material presented included claims that Responsible Service of ­Alcohol marshalls were turning a blind eye to excessive drinking and were spotted doing shots at the bar on one occasion. The high levels of alcohol consumption resulted in patrons starting trouble on the streets after leaving, police said, and, in one case, a stripper was caught drink-driving after consuming "two alcohol drinks during her shift on the premises".

The cases were cited by police to argue that the venue had become too rowdy and needed its hours pared back.

Officers claimed security was also too lax or, in some cases, too rough. They said an undercover officer ­entered the club with a concealed handgun, despite being scanned by ­security at the door using a metal-­detecting "wand". The venue has since upgraded its scanning capabilities.

In a more serious case police said staff tried to cover up an unprovoked assault started by two staff on three men and a woman, who ended up ­unconscious, inside the venue.

An "incorrect amount" of information was recorded in the venue's ­incident register about the matter and the crime scene had been cleaned up.

Gang violence was also a problem, police said, with several shootings and brawls involving bikie gangs. In some cases staff were injured trying to stop brawls breaking out.

The most well-known case saw a Rebels bikie charged with shooting a man in the shoulder on the dancefloor in April last year. He was found not guilty.

A police officer was also injured when three Comancheros tried to force their way inside, prompting a struggle between security, bikies and police.

Bada Bing's owners made lengthy submissions disputing or rejecting most of the police cases.

They said slashing the all-night trading hours would cripple the business because 60 per cent of its business is conducted after 3am.

The venue management vigorously defended police claims of intoxication on the premises, saying there are two dedicated RSA staff looking for signs of drunkenness.

External consultants had also been brought in to conduct covert inspections, and staff's relationship with police, in terms of assisting investigations, had greatly improved recently.

In a last-ditch effort to avoid winding back its hours the club has submitted a petition signed by 508 people with handwritten testimonials opposing the move.