Phil Ramos still sees her smiling face, forever frozen in a photograph. Her name is Sherrice Iverson, and she was 7 when she was lured from an arcade into a Primm casino restroom 20 years ago, forced into the largest stall, sexually assaulted and slowly strangled before her killer snapped her neck. A copy of that portrait — her smile wide and earnest — now sits in a cardboard box marked as “evidence” at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas. The man convicted of her murder, Jeremy Strohmeyer, sits at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs. The shocking case started a national conversation on casino security and whether gaming properties should be required to provide child...
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Abstract Objectives. I assessed air pollution, ventilation, and nonsmokers' risk from secondhand smoke (SHS) in Pennsylvania casinos exempted from a statewide smoke-free workplace law. Methods. I measured respirable suspended particles (RSPs), particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PPAHs), and carbon dioxide inside and outside casinos; measured changes in patrons' urine cotinine after casino visits; and assessed SHS impact on workers and patrons, using exposure–response models, air quality standards, and odor and irritation thresholds. Results. PPAH and RSP concentrations in casinos were, on average, 4 and 6 times, respectively, that of outdoor levels despite generous...
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Las Vegas Gun Carry Laws in a Casino Casinos are in business to please and entertain guests, but this doesn’t mean guests have free rein to do as they wish. While Las Vegas patrons are free to carry concealed or open-carry weapons while walking down the Strip, they have to be more careful when it comes to entering casinos because of the Las Vegas gun casino rules. Gun Carry Laws in Nevada Nevada is relatively lax when it comes to gun laws. Concealed-carry permits are easy to obtain and there are no laws regulating the concealed or open carrying of weapons while on the crowded Las Vegas Strip – as long as the carrier has a valid permit. There is a small list of places permit-holders cannot...
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ROHNERT PART, CA – A man was arrested in connection with a "violent" parking-lot brawl that began with an argument over a vehicle door and left one victim with critical injuries Saturday night at Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, according to officials. Deputies initially responded at 11:30 p.m. to the casino for a fight that occurred in the parking lot, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Law enforcement arrived after the fight concluded, however investigators determined a man, later identified as Morgan Lewis Jr., 44 of Lake County, argued with several individuals when their SUV's door purportedly struck his truck, deputies said. During the confrontation, Lewis...
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Gamblers ordered to return $1.5 million in casino winnings because the cards weren't shuffled The Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, seen in 2012. Gamblers who won $1.5 million at a casino after realizing the cards hadn't been shuffled have been ordered to return the money. State Superior Court Judge Donna Taylor has sided with the Golden Nugget casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in its long-running dispute with 14 gamblers who say the fault wasn't theirs and they should be allowed to keep their winnings. At issue were games of mini-baccarat played in April 2012 using decks of cards the casino had paid a manufacturer to pre-shuffle but that had not been shuffled. Once...
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When looking at earnings from gaming companies, trying to figure out what all of the numbers mean can be confusing. Revenue and net income are easy enough, but luck plays a role and companies throw out terms like "rolling chips" and "drop" like they're everyday terms. So, let's take a look at what those numbers mean and how they impact earnings reports. There are generally three categories in any earnings reports: mass market play, VIP play, and slots. Mass market is simple enough: It's the average person who walks into a casino and puts money down at a table or into a slot machine. VIP players play on credit and use what are called rolling chips. Slots are just that -- slot machines. Here'...
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Secondhand smoke (SHS) is an occupational hazard for many casino workers- from dealers to security. Job-related exposure to SHS is a significant, but entirely preventable, cause of premature death among U.S. workers. While 24 states have 100 percent smoke-free laws covering all workplaces, restaurants, and bars, only 20 states require state-regulated gaming facilities to be 100 percent smoke-free. ACS CAN urges policymakers and community leaders to pass laws and policies that make all gaming facilities 100 percent smoke-free. Secondhand Smoke: Risking Workers’ Health Casino workers are at higher risk for SHS-related illness than other workers: The National Institute of Occupational Health...
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This article was taken from the January issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online How a Harvard maths graduate and his associates are beating Vegas and Atlantic City -- using data generated by advanced computer programs James Grosjean -- diminutive and unshaven, dressed in jeans and a short-sleeved black shirt -- stands beneath a gaudy chandelier in the Mardi Gras-themed Showboat casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He focuses on a poker-based game, one of several in the place that have been designed to give the house a substantial advantage. As he watches,...
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How would you like to improve your odds at the casino? Of course, the odds are against you—the house gives itself an advantage so that it can turn a profit. But how greatly the odds are stacked against you depends on which games you play and which bets you place. If you play blackjack or poker extremely well, those games offer attractive odds—but they are poor choices if you haven’t mastered them. Among the casino bets with the smallest house edge* that don’t require a great deal of gambling skill… BACCARAT BANKER BET 1.06% HOUSE EDGE Baccarat offers fair odds and is very easy to play. Gamblers simply decide whether to bet on the banker, the player or a tie before each hand. The banker bet...
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People identifying their occupations as "student" or "housewife" make up an unusually large share of B.C.'s high-rolling gamblers, prompting B.C.'s Attorney-General to question the source of millions of dollars flowing through the province's casinos. Gaming officials audited a year's worth of transactions at a single casino – Richmond's River Rock Casino – looking for patterns that could shed light on money laundering by organized crime. Among the report's findings were housewives whose bets were flagged as unusual because of the amount of cash they were bringing in, sometimes with stacks of bills in small denominations. One student alone bet $819,000 over the course of the year. "The...
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