Gang members, mobsters, cheaters, sleight-of-hand artists, smash-and-grabbers and even a pimp. There’s a broad mix of folks on Nevada’s List of Excluded Persons.

While Nevada’s “Black Book” doesn’t generate as many headlines as it did years ago, it still fascinates the public with the notorious nature of what they did to get on the list of those banned from the state’s casinos.

Here are some accounts of some of the notorious people on the list based on interviews, hearing transcripts and news archives.

Ronald Dale Harris

By all accounts, Ronald Dale Harris is brilliant.

A computer programmer who worked for the Nevada Gaming Control Board in the 1990s, Harris, 56, believed to be living in Las Vegas, was added to the list Feb. 20, 1997.

“That was a tough one,” said former Nevada Gaming

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