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The Bear Growls: Nevada Gaming Control Board won’t punish casino wrongdoing
Sunday, November 8th, 2009As regular readers of this blog know, I often criticize Gaming. I think the agency is much too cozy with the industry it is supposed to be policing. I think it fails to mete out adequate penalties when casinos try to cheat patrons. Indeed, most of the time there is no penalty whatsoever for cheating [...]
Originally Posted 10/25/04 – Praise, not a growl, for Bob Nersesian
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Praise, not a growl, for Bob Nersesian October 25, 2004 Bob Nersesian is a hero. Not in the sense of a firefighter rushing into a burning building to save people, or a police officer that stands up to armed robbers to protect the public. But Mr. Nersesian is standing up to other [...]
Originally Posted 3/2/04 – Gaming Control Board embarrasses Nevada again
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Gaming Control Board embarrasses Nevada again March 2, 2004 If anyone still thinks the Nevada Gaming Control Board has any interest in protecting the public, the Venetian situation should be proof that these “regulators” are just casino lapdogs. Venetian rigged contests and cheated patrons, and is fined only a million dollars? That’s [...]