What are my rights as a hotel guest: Theft personal property

Yes, you can claim the loss. It might raise an eyebrow at the IRS, but since they did file a police report they should be OK. Especially if they can find the original receipts.


There is no way the safes at the Gold Strike are too small to hold a bracelet and a ring. So I am not sure why the size of the safe is relevant.

Next time, stay next door at the Horseshoe.

It is regular sized however the jewelery box is large.

Thank your for the advise: I put the story on trip advisor last night and this is the message I got: "Congratulations on your first review
We've received your review of Gold Strike Casino Resort. Thank you!
Sorry to hear it wasn't so great. We appreciate that you took the time to tell travelers
about it. Our community really counts on honest reviews like yours. We'll email you as soon as your review is published." So I'm hoping it will turn up soon. I'll try the Yelp.com today. Thanks again

Hold on there regarding taking the loss on your taxes.

There are certain rules regarding casualty losses on your tax return.

First of all you must have still sustained a loss after any insurance reimbursement.

You must also be able to provide proof to the IRS of the value of the loss.

You must then deduct the following before coming up with your amount you can deduct:

$100 for each theft (not each item)
10% of your Adjusted Gross Income

If you still have an amount left, you can then take that amount as a casualty loss.

The $100 item used to be $500 but that law lapsed.

So for instance, let's say on your joint return you have $50,000 for your adjusted gross income (fairly low for a joint return). 10% of that amount would be $5,000.

You would only be able to deduct the amount that exceeds $5,100 ($5,000 + $100) on your tax return.

MrMarcus: What you said about relationships is so true.

The safe at GS is about big enough to hold a mens wallet not a jewelery box. He did make a mistake forgetting to put it back on Sunday morning when he was rushing around to get to a tournament. We like the Horseshoe, especially the buffet but have not stayed there. What are the rooms like?

Thanks again, got the review up on Yelp.com FO04sG0iOjaTaNPBEnCXw">Yelp Gold Strike Review, the one on Trip Advisor does not show up yet

https://www.yelp.com/biz/gold-strike-casino-resort-robinsonville#hridFO04sG0iOjaTaNPBEnCXw (first one showed up as an error in above-mentioned post.

Pretty classy response.

Are you also a big fan of kicking someone in the leg right after they broke? Literally pouring a salt in someone's open wound?

Just wondering.