The Bear Growls: Nevada Gaming Control Board won’t punish casino wrongdoing

As regular readers of this blog know, I often criticize Gaming. I think the agency is much too cozy with the industry it is supposed to be policing. I think it fails to mete out adequate penalties when casinos try… Continue Reading

The Bear Growls: Planet Hollywood and other casinos think false imprisonment and extortion “make good sense”

This complaint filed today with the Nevada Gaming Control Board speaks for itself: ————————————————————————————— Jerry Markling, Chief of Enforcement Randall Sayre, Board Member Nevada Gaming Control Board Unsuitable practices complaint against Planet Hollywood — False imprisonment and extortion Please accept… Continue Reading

The Bear Growls: Palms, Rampart, Cannery, South Point conspire to fix prices in sportsbooks

Competitors Palms, Rampart/Cannery, and South Point have conspired to attempt to fix prices at their sports books, to the detriment of the public.  Though the books will remain independent in their operations, they will have the same lines (i.e, prices)… Continue Reading