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Posted At : September 17, 2009 03:33 PM | Posted By : D McKee
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On Sept. 15, local blogger Flipchip reported that Sam's Town was being swept by a crime wave. There was, he wrote, a "rash of robberies," including two perpetrated against his wife. She was, he wrote, "then berated by the on-duty slot manager and he implied that since this was her second time to be robbed it was something she was doing that was causing the trouble."
Flipchip's entertainingly lurid chronicle describes the Boyd Gaming flagship property as having "fallen into a state of dereliction along with the surrounding neighborhood" (and I was just looking at houses near there), plagued by an "apparent lack of adequate security has made the joint easy pickings for the fleet of foot crooks." The blogger has subsequently been inundated with "horror stories of robberies, purse snatchings, and threats from the gangs often seen trekking through the casino."
Having been put wise to this story by Jean Scott, S&G rang up Boyd spokesman David Strow, who had seen Flipchip's posting and called it "highly, highly exaggerated." A Sam's Town crime wave? "That's ludicrous," said Strow, who described the problem as being confined to a lone snatch-and-dash bandit who was grabbing small amounts of cash from patrons (ranging from $3 to $100+, in one instance) before getting away. Security officers have long been in place at every Sam's Town exit, Strow added -- although that still begs the question of how the Boulder Highway Bandit manages to keep eluding apprehension.
"Some of this language is completely false," Strow said of Flipchip's narrative, noting in particular the allegations of gang activity. That, he said, is apparently a reference to the casino's younger patrons and "is ludicrous."
As for the Boulder Highway Bandit, "We are on the lookout for him," stated Strow. "Sam's Town patrons have nothing to worry about when they're on property."
Well, except for that one guy running around grabbing cash. Moral: Keep your friends close and your money even closer.
Yes, I see the establishment's point. But, blaming the victim does not seem like such a good idea.
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