Archive for December, 2008
False imprisonment verdict of over $70,000 against Tao nightclub in Venetian
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008LAS VEGAS – A patron who had spent thousands of dollars in the club was roughed up and falsely imprisoned by security guards from Tao nightclub, prior to being handed over to Venetian guards and trespassed from the property. A Clark County District Court jury awarded damages for false imprisonment, battery, defamation, and trespass to [...]
The Bear Growls: Reno-area Casino Death Watch may claim a third one
Thursday, December 18th, 2008Silver Club has been horribly mismanaged for quite a while, focusing on coin-playing fleas instead of trying to get the overflow from JA Nugget. Its closure would be no surprise, having been predicted by several of us. Better would be if someone with a functioning brain purchased the dump. We’ll see. Silver Club in Sparks [...]
The Bear Growls: Open seat on Nevada Gaming Control Board: Will the governor pick someone who has patrons’ interests in mind?
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008There is an opening on the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Is it too much to hope for that Governor Gibbons will appoint someone with an interest in protecting patrons? All three present board members are “see no evil, hear no evil” industry puppets who routinely ignore casino wrongdoing. If Nevada is to have a chance [...]
















