The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s persistent reporting was the main reason that the Harrah’s remodeling scandal wasn’t successfully covered up by dishonest Harrah’s and dishonest Clark County employees. A Harrah’s executive soon faces arraignment on 17 criminal charges as a… Continue Reading
Fred Frazzetta, the non-union electrician who blew the whistle on illegal remodeling at the Rio hotel, encouraged Clark County commissioners to push Tuesday for “a thorough and complete investigation” of management at Harrah’s Entertainment for wrongdoing and poor oversight… Continue Reading
Previously reported quote from Gaming Control Board member Randall Sayre: “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.” From page 40 of… Continue Reading
Rick Maddox, earlier referred to as the buffoon in charge of the inspection of the Rio, is gone from his cushy job with Clark County. It appears obvious that he falsified his report into the original complaint about the wrongdoing… Continue Reading
I must admit to being surprised that our casino-hugging DA David Roger is following through by filing criminal charges in the Harrah’s scandal, though they appear to be as soft as possible — all misdemeanors. I wonder if the… Continue Reading
It’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… Continue Reading
In 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… Continue Reading
CONSTRUCTION: 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… Continue Reading
An international company with expertise in the construction industry was hired Tuesday to investigate the handling of a complaint about remodeling completed at two hotel-casinos without permits or inspections. … The company will assess the efficiency of the investigatory procedures… Continue Reading
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Harrah’s and some of its employees appear to have committed numerous violations of building codes, regulations and statutes by allowing shoddy work that clearly endangered hundreds of guests, but apparently none of… Continue Reading