Complaint filed against Washoe slot route operators

Friday, Dec. 22, 2000 | 10:59 a.m.

SUN CAPITAL BUREAU

CARSON CITY -- A couple that has operated a small slot machine route out of Washoe County has become a major irritant to the state Gaming Control Board.

A six-count complaint was filed this week against Dynasty Games and its owners, Roger and Dee Fuller, accusing them of failing to pay back taxes, ignoring accounting regulations and stonewalling agents and board members.

Dynasty has been licensed since 1987 and Roger and Dee have held a state license since the early 1980s.

The complaint, drafted by Deputy Attorney General Andrew Burnett, said, "Since that time, and consistently thereafter, respondents have maintained a course of neglect and disobeyance of, and shown complete disregard for, the Nevada Gaming Regulations and Nevada Revised Statutes governing gaming in the state of Nevada.

"The board has continuously been required to notify respondents of recurring violations and remind them to repair said violations," said the complaint that seeks a fine and disciplinary action against the license.

The Fullers have 20 days to answer the complaint and ask for a hearing. They have slot machine locations in Washoe County and the surrounding area.

The Fullers are $28,831 behind in paying the casino entertainment tax for July 1, 1996 through December 1998 when they had the slot machine concession at Eddie's a nightclub in Reno. The complaint said they failed to keep accurate records of the receipts.

From February last year until the present time, the board has "made repeated attempts, in the form of telephone calls, personal visits and correspondence, to obtain required documents and information," the complaint said. "The board has been met with disrespect, outright refusal to comply and delay" by the Fullers.

The board said it intends to file a lien with the Secretary of State's office on the property of the Fullers.

Another count says the couple operated at another casino called Speak Easy and also failed to keep tax records of the entertainment receipts.

The Fullers operated at one location where the ownership was changed, yet they failed to notify the board, as required by regulation. In other locations they did not post their gaming licenses and didn't keep proper records on progressive jackpot machines. They operated more slot machines at some locations then they were licensed for, said the complaint.

The board said the Fullers "have unnecessarily consumed and wasted uncountable board resources in the form of agents' hours and expenses" and have shown a "complete disregard, refusal and failure to comply with the gaming laws and regulations ..."