Park Place Entertainment on Friday suspended a casino host while company officials investigate claims he borrowed as much as $250,000 from a high-rolling gambler. News of the loan to Tom Bonanne, a casino host at Paris Las Vegas and Bally’s, surfaced during a recent federal trial in which Park Place was accused of defrauding high roller Steven Mattes. “Park Place Entertainment has a clear and unambiguous policy that bars employees from accepting loans from customers,” says Park Place spokesman Robert Stewart. “The individual involved in this case has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.” The Nevada State Gaming Control Board is investigating the case, and also plan to investigate the loan. The job of a casino host is to keep bettors happy and gambling, sources said. Part salesman, part confidante, the host may help the gambler arrange casino credit, entertainment or meals. According to casino industry consultant Max Rubin, “Borrowing money from a gambler is a major conflict of interest (for a casino host), and that’s why the hotels in Las Vegas stopped allowing hosts to do it. A lot of hosts got wealthy in the ’60s and ’70s by investing in Las Vegas-area real estate, using money they borrowed from players.”. More about uniquecasino.fr
New Jersey’s New Control Commission Chair
New Jersey’s new Casino Control Commission chair, Linda Kassekert, has promised to champion causes for the $4.6 billion gaming industry, but not at the expense of weakening the state’s regulatory structure. Kassekert said the commission stands ready to help casinos respond to likely competition in nearby states: “The commission will do everything it can to ensure that this casino industry can grow and prosper. This commission also will not waiver from ensuring honesty, good character and integrity in the industry.” Among the dignitaries that attended the Nov. 20 swearing-in ceremony were a former governor (Florio) and two former commission chairmen. Gov. James E. McGreevey, who administered her oath of office, praised Kassekert’s leadership and managerial skills. “With Linda Kassekert at the helm of the Casino Control Commission, this administration is one step closer to our goal of making Atlantic City a premier travel destination,” he said. Are you interested in Unique Casino?
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Compulsive Gambler Sues Gaming Corp.
A compulsive gambler filed a $7-million lawsuit against the province of Ontario’s gaming system claiming he went bankrupt partly because the “self-exclusion” orders he signed, which were designed to turn him away from gambling facilities, were largely ineffective. Constantin Digalakis wagered more than $250,000, alleging he was egged on with free limousines, meals and other perks, even after signing an exclusionary order. It is the first and only suit filed by a problem gambler against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., Canada’s biggest gaming company, and part of a legal trend that some observers believe could continue. “It’s probably the lawsuits that are going to turn the tide … and make the industry and its sponsors take more responsibility. We think this is the next step and there will be a lot more of it,” says Brian Yealland, spokesman for Gambling Watch Ontario. But casinos and the Ontario gaming system say that they bear none of the responsibility for Mr. Digalakis’s plight. The self-exclusion forms he signed state clearly that casinos are not legally obliged to bar anyone, nor are they liable if excluded gamblers manage to get in.
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