Archive for October, 2007
County files three complaints against Harrah’s in remodeling scandal
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Clark County is finally taking some action against Harrah’s, mild that it may be so far. Let’s hope that once the contractor’s board has ruled, our police and prosecuting agencies stop dragging their feet and get into the fray. The ideal result would be to see the sleazy, lowlife Harrah’s executives responsible for this sickening [...]
Buffoon removed from Harrah’s investigation
Thursday, October 18th, 2007In a fit of common sense, County Manager Virginia Valentine removed buffoon Rick Maddox from the investigation into the apparent crimes committed during the remodeling of hotel rooms at Harrah’s and Rio. Mr. Maddox is the character who either is so incompetent he didn’t notice an entire floor gutted at Rio, and/or had some reason [...]
Update on Harrah’s scandal
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Gaming regulator takes usual do-nothing approach “I don’t think it is right, at this point, to push a great deal of expense through the entire industry to go look for a maybe.” In other words, let’s not ask the greedy casinos to follow the law in protecting guests against hazards. A well-informed long-time local columnist [...]
The Bear Growls: Harrah’s apparently put patrons’ lives at risk to save a few dollars
Saturday, October 6th, 2007The latest incident involving shameful corporate behavior by Harrah’s is mind-boggling. Though the story is still unfolding, what is known so far is reprehensible. When Harrah’s remodeled some floors of the Rio, it managed to avoid county building and safety inspections. According to news reports, apparently Harrah’s personnel or contractors blatantly lied to the county [...]
Online commenting for the proposed UIGEA regulations is now available
Friday, October 5th, 2007Click here to see the proposed regulations. iMEGA has comments on the proposed regulations at http://www.imega.org/2007/10/03/imega-on-proposed-uigea-regulations/ Click here for instructions re submitting comments on proposed regulations. Thanks to BJ21.com Green Chip member The Engineer for posting this information.