Golden Nugget
The Bear Growls: Laughlin lacks customers, its casino managers lack sense
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008At many Laughlin casinos, at least half the pit was closed on a recent Saturday evening. Dealers are complaining about working only two days a week. Two casinos have lowered most table limits to a puny $100. Games throughout town are now mostly garbage, except for the Riverside, which is holding steady. The Riverside, [...]
The Bear Growls: Straight truth about the casino industry
Thursday, June 5th, 2008This Growl was originally published in the 100th issue of Blackjack Insider , and is reproduced here: LVBear is a diligent guardian of the casino patron and whistleblower on casino industry wrongdoing. He delivers the straight truth about the worst (and sometimes best) casino practices. Learn about shocking and compelling player incidents over the [...]
The Bear Growls: Stratosphere welches on payment to winning patron
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The Wizard of Odds was recently victimized by an unethical sportsbook manager at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. Here is a link to the Wizard’s comments: http://wizardofodds.com/casinos/vegasblacklist.html Shame on the Stratosphere for using this excuse to stiff a patron. Shame on the Nevada Gaming Control Board for letting casinos get away with arbitrary “expiration dates” [...]
The Bear Growls: Golden Nugget welches on comps for thousands of patrons
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007The Golden Nugget has unilaterally canceled all banked comps and has gone to a system where earned comps are good only for the current “trip.” Comps no longer carry forward for a reasonable period. All comp balances on players’ cards have been wiped out. A player’s club supervisor stated, “With heavy play on a previous [...]
Incompetent casino management destroying downtown Las Vegas
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Incompetent casino management destroying downtown Las Vegas I rarely venture downtown anymore. I used to be a fan of downtown, but not any longer. The current crop of folks running the downtown casinos seem to want to deliberately destroy what is left of downtown. I recently paid a visit while taking care [...]
Originally Posted 9/14/06 – Golden Nugget now charges extra to avoid bad service and offers ridiculous “blackjack” games
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Golden Nugget now charges extra to avoid bad service and offers ridiculous “blackjack” games September 14, 2006 Rather than improve its usual bad service at the front desk, the Golden Nugget is now charging customers extra to provide the level of service it should be routinely providing. Amazing. When making a reservation [...]
The Nevada Gaming Control Board – Clean it Up or Disband It!
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: The Nevada Gaming Control Board – Clean it Up or Disband It! The Nevada Gaming Control Board is little more than a training ground for future casino employees. The last two chairmen crossed the line and went to work for the casino industry after their “public service” ended. Excerpts from my recent [...]
Originally Posted 2/11/05 – Gaming Control Board embarrasses Nevada again
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Gaming Control Board embarrasses Nevada again February 11, 2005 The Golden Nugget attempted to cheat a patron out of $48,600. The Gaming Control board levied a fine of only $30,000 for this incident, outlined in this news story. No casino employee has gone to jail for attempting to cheat the patron. The [...]