Station Casinos
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: More political corruption — Former Station Casinos board member criminally charged
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Lynette Boggs, former member of Station Casinos’ Board of Directors, who has been dogged by scandal throughout her relatively brief career in Las Vegas politics, finally faces criminal charges. In an unprecedented move, District Attorney David Roger on Monday charged Boggs with lying in her campaign paperwork about where she lived and about paying [...]
The Bear Growls: FBI official misstates nature of cheating indictment
Friday, May 25th, 2007In the Department of Justice press release about the case described in this news story, Assistant Director Kenneth W. Kaiser, FBI Criminal Investigative Division is quoted as saying, “The subjects arrested and indicted colluded with casino dealers and engaged in a sophisticated card counting scheme to cheat casinos out of large winnings.” The alleged [...]
The Bear Growls: Health department violations found in Strip restaurants
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007Posted on BJ21.com Green Chip by Flatpick: Several Strip locations showed up on a recent Las Vegas restaurant inspection report. I was surprised to see so many famous names. Bon appetit! —– Cleopatra’s Barge, Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, received 15 demerits April 3. Violations included glasses stored as clean contained lipstick [...]
The Bear Growls: As I predicted six months ago, “retired” Sheriff goes to work for a casino
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Station principals Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank J. Fertitta III, as well as their relatives, supported Young during his tenure as sheriff. In 2002, the company and its owners donated $50,000 to Young’s campaign. In 2006, they donated $60,000, according to Clark County election records. Link to news article. This is sickening. It happens over and [...]
Originally Posted 10/20/06 – Station Casinos entering Reno is a bad thing
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Station Casinos entering Reno is a bad thing October 20, 2006 I am usually a fan of competition. But this time, I am sorry to see a new competitor enter Reno. Station Casinos traditionally offers nice facilities but mediocre games, especially by Reno standards. It’s management of Thunder Valley, two hours west [...]
Originally Posted 9/27/04 – New Jersey regulators fail to stop 6 to 5 ripoff; Nevada regulators embarrass us again
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: New Jersey regulators fail to stop 6 to 5 ripoff; Nevada regulators embarrass us again September 27, 2004 New Jersey regulators, who used to pride themselves in not being casino puppets like their colleagues in Nevada, blew a big chance. They could have simply said NO to the 6 to 5 ripoff [...]
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 [...]
Originally Posted 12/1/03 – Sunset Station Skullduggery
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Sunset Station skullduggery December 1, 2003 Sunset Station no longer delivers new, sealed boxes of cards to the table when changing cards. The procedure now is that a floorperson delivers the cards in a clear plastic box (not the card manufacturer’s box), and hands them to the dealer, who riffles once, and [...]
Originally Posted 8/4/03 – Las Vegas City Councilwoman accepts seat on casino board
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Las Vegas City Councilwoman accepts seat on casino board August 4, 2003 Further blurring the line between casinos and government, Las Vegas City Council member Lynette Boggs Mc Donald has joined Station Casinos’ board of directors, for which she will be paid $50,000.00 a year plus stock options and other perks. This [...]