2008-10-13
I am in the transportation industry here in town and a couple of weeks ago I had a gentleman who was a high-stakes gambler use my services for the day. When the time came to pay, he gave me a casino chip, a $5,000 chip from the Bellagio. I, needless to say, was shocked and skeptical on it being real. But I accepted and went to Bellagio and first went to a person in the gaming section to get his opinion of the chip, which he agreed looked real. He also said I would have trouble cashing it in, since I had no play and no way to trace where I'd got it from. I have since hung onto it and don't know what to do. I wish I knew some high-stakes player from Bellagio that could cash it in for me, but I don't know anyone. Would you have a solution?
2008-10-02
I read that a federal jury awarded $729,000 to a "victim of patron abuse" by the Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. It seems that the player was suspected of counting cards and security guards demanded identification. The player refused. Then the guards took the player to a back room and called the local police. The deputy, siding with the casino, allowed the guards to take the player’s ID, then arrested him for disorderly conduct. The player sued and the jury found the casino liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and other stuff. My question is, do you think this sort of jury award will become more common as more and more players, especially advantage players, exercise their rights in the face of power-abusing casino security guards and their cozy relations with the local police? And if more players sue, will the casinos become more careful about how they treat their customers?