The identity scanner, trialled at the pub’s One Nighclub for the first time last weekend, is linked to a Victorian database of banned patrons.

It will connect to a national list later this month allowing the pub to filter out known troublemakers from across Australia.

Venue manager Ashly Baikaloff said the $14,000 security system, known as idEye, would be a powerful weapon in stamping out alcohol-fuelled violence in the central business district.

“This is definitely the way forward for stopping the violence, especially for us in Dean Street,” he said.

“If the Zed Bar and Roi got hold of a machine like this, as soon as I ban someone from here they would pop up on their screen in less than a minute.

“People will learn very quickly that if they mess up in one of them, they’re going to be banned from all of them.

“I think that would be a massive deterrent for anyone looking to cause trouble and it will be a huge step for Albury to make the streets safer.”

Mr Baikaloff believes the technology will be more effective in curbing anti-social behaviour than a 1.30am closure being sought by Albury police.

“I think it will cause more problems trying to put 2500 people out on the street on a Saturday night at 1am,” he said.

“I don’t think it’s the right thing to do and I think we need to look at more solutions like this.”

The idEye technology scans the identification of patrons entering the pub and takes a photo.

Mr Baikaloff said The Bended Elbow has added four people to its banned list already.

“One gentleman was harassing a bloke, basically pushing him and trying to start a fight,” he said.

“The security guards stepped in and I said to him that I didn’t want him in the venue any more.

“He wouldn’t tell me his name or give me his ID and he just took off.

“I just came back and looked at the pictures from the night, he was wearing a very distinctive shirt, and now he’s banned for three months.”

He said the machine would soon be relocated to the main entrance of venue to check on all patrons entering the premises.