Wynn Las Vegas
Federal jury awards patron $200,000 for false imprisonment by Venetian security guards, and wrongful hotel room eviction
Friday, April 9th, 2010A bully before jury verdict The $200,000 jury verdict against Venetian for abusing a patron is great news. Many casino managers somehow believe that their hotel operations are not subject to the laws and regulations that apply to innkeepers. Just as they run their casinos, these cretins believe their hotels are “above the law” and [...]
The Bear Growls: Steve Wynn stoops to new low — Concert attendees have to show identification
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009From its beginning, Wynn Las Vegas has been the worst casino at privacy invasion and abuse of its patrons’ personal information. Wynn’s casino management has no respect for the privacy of its patrons. The casino harasses patrons for identification at every possible opportunity. It has the despicable policy of demanding to scan personal documents into [...]
The Bear Growls: Las Vegas casino greed killing the golden goose
Friday, July 11th, 2008Well, well, well — Nevada gaming revenues fell more than 15 percent in May, according to figures released by the Gaming Control Board. Maybe the suckers are finally getting it. With ripoffs like 6 to 5 blackjack, sportsbooks refusing to take bets of more than chump change, short-pay video poker and many similar insults [...]
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: 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 [...]
Originally Posted 5/27/05 – Stupid comment by Wynn Las Vegas security chief
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007The Bear Growls: Stupid comment by Wynn Las Vegas security chief May 27, 2005 Jerry Keller, Vice President of Security at Wynn Las Vegas, said: “Security is a very big issue, we have a force of about 265 employees in security including 235 security officers, 20 supervisors, eight canine detector handlers and their bomb dogs, [...]