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Sunday, March 13th, 2011The Legislative Building Some clear thinking (at least on this issue) Nevada politicians have introduced Assembly Bill 258, which provides for Nevada regulating online poker to the degree reasonably possible. Unlike some other bills designed to be punitive to the existing online gaming companies, this bill states: The Board shall not recommend denial of, and [...]
Bear Praise: Gaming Control Board settles Treasure Island false imprisonment case
Friday, July 23rd, 2010As regular readers know, I am a frequent critic of the Nevada Gaming Control Board for failing to use its considerable enforcement power to punish wrongdoing by casinos and their employees. I dislike the Board’s ability to legally operate in secret in most cases. I think transparency would be best for Nevada and best for [...]
Can Las Vegas learn from Atlantic City? Eastern USA and Canada trip report
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010It has long been a goal of mine to visit every state. Prior to this trip, I had been in every state except Delaware and the six New England states. I have now been to all fifty. The main purpose of this trip was business in Toronto; the tour through the seven states was just [...]
Bear Praise: A different look at the Nevada Gaming Control Board
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009The Nevada Gaming Control Board today put on an informational seminar for casino licensees and “interested parties.” Needless to say, I am an interested party. The seminar was the brainchild of Board Member Randall E. Sayre, of whom I have been critical in the past. Mr. Sayre put on an excellent presentation, and did not [...]
Bear Praise for Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling on tribal sovereignty
Friday, July 10th, 2009In this news article, Court rules casino lawsuits can be heard in state courts, Choctaw counsel Bob Rabon is quoted: “I’ve been representing Indian tribes for 40 years, and this is probably the single most difficult blow for tribal sovereignty that I have ever seen in my career.” This is great to know. Perhaps it [...]
Bear Praise: M Resort behaves appropriately in paying misprogrammed jackpot
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009On its first full day of operation, the M Resort in Henderson had a single-line 25-cent video poker machine with a progressive starting at $10,000 instead of the undoubtedly intended $1,000. A patron hit the jackpot. Rather than hassle the winner or try to outright cheat him, as many casinos have done in similar situations, [...]
Bear Praise: Policing the Police
Friday, January 16th, 2009North Las Vegas detectives arrested two of the department’s own officers Thursday, who are suspected of misconduct during a December incident involving a casino patron. It is good to know that the North Las Vegas Police Department takes officer misconduct seriously. Although the two accused officers deserve the presumption of innocence just like anyone else [...]
Bear Praise: Lucky’s sportsbook revisited
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Previously, I wrote: … Hopefully the new ownership will get rid of the twin failures, casino manager Navegante Group and sportsbook failure Lucky’s Race and Sports Book. Lucky’s is not even in the same league with the former independent book that was at Grand Sierra. Apparently undercapitalized and definitely paranoid, Lucky’s is an embarrassment. I [...]
Bear Praise: Avril Lavigne — Great concert at The Pearl at Palms
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Avril’s sold-out concert. What a magnificent performer. She plays piano, guitar, and drums as well as singing and of course looking great. The Pearl is much, much better that the Joint at Hard Rock. The Pearl has seats, rather than the stupidity of making patrons [...]
Bear Praise: Reno Gaming agent chases and kills apparent dangerous criminal
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Having interacted with three or four Reno-area gaming agents, when I first heard this story but didn’t yet know the agent’s name, I thought I knew who it was by the quick, correct, decisive action the particular agent has taken several times when faced with casino wrongdoing. But Agent Hatcher is unknown to me. [...]
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