Archive for December, 2007
The Bear Growls: Another allegedly crooked Metro officer
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007An 86-year-old man turned to Las Vegas police for help in July, only to suspect months later that the detective who was supposed to be helping him was stealing from him. If he’s guilty, what’ll he get? A half-day suspension with pay? Or maybe a promotion? Or an offer of a job in casino [...]
The Bear Growls: More legal trouble for Harrah’s — $1 million verdict over firing of security guard
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007It’s been a tough week for Harrah’s. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving company. First all the criminal charges in Las Vegas, now a million dollar verdict for wrongful termination of a security guard. Though I disagree with Missouri’s absurd $500 “loss limit,” the actions of Harrah’s supervisors were stupid and arrogant. There certainly [...]
Harrah’s criminal charges and Tropicana license revocation – are honest government officials finally waking up?
Saturday, December 15th, 2007In the same week that Clark County filed seventeen criminal charges against Harrah’s employees or contractors in the remodeling scandal, New Jersey regulators refused to renew the Tropicana’s gaming license. Congratulations to Clark County Manager Virginia Valentine and the members of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission for doing the right thing, despite undoubtedly heavy [...]
Good news! Columbia Sussex forced by regulators to sell Tropicana Atlantic City
Thursday, December 13th, 2007From my point of view, Columbia Sussex is perhaps the worst casino operator in existence, even including Harrah’s. At least Harrah’s has a fairly generous comp system that can be profitably exploited; Columbia Sussex has mostly garbage games as well as a garbage comp system. From today’s Review-Journal article: New Jersey gaming regulators on Wednesday [...]
The Bear Growls: Are Las Vegas police finally interested in the Harrah’s crimes?
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007CONSTRUCTION: Blowing whistle on a giant — Ex-worker accuses Harrah’s Entertainment of breaking law, imperiling lives But now Las Vegas police may be getting interested in his take on events. Detectives from the department’s criminal intelligence section spent an hour with him Nov. 27, talking about the hotel remodeling projects. The session was tape-recorded, according [...]