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dhanch

As crazy as this sounds, I think I have to side with Steve here. There is no way in the world a casino would do as many unlawful things to one player as Mr. Francis alleges. If they were all true, you could take a wrecking ball to WLV because their license would be gone next week.

If he had just said hookers and stopped, okay maybe. But marker tamerping, destruction of surveillance videos, and a shuffle machine under the table- give me a break. Whats next? Lap dances at the blackjack table while the cards are being changed?

As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas, I'll jump in and put in my 2 cents. Until August of 2006, I was a big Steve Wynn fan. As a real estate developer, I can't help but admire his skills and track record. But he had absolutely no right to do what he did.

Had he opened the property with the new tip policy in place so new hires would have full knowledge of the policy and could make an informed decision, I might not object so much. But to open the property and be open for over a year with the original(and proper) tip policy in place and then change the tip policy after so many dealers had made financial commitments after determining what their income would be under the old policy is plain wrong. I'm sure that there are plenty of dealers included in all the statistics that we are constantly bombarded with about Vegas foreclosures doubling in the last year.

He probably needed to give the supervisors a raise and should have given them a raise that was added to the overhead of the company, not at the expense of the dealers. The opportunity for friction in the pit between employees is too great and unnecessary. Dealers and team leaders (as I think they call them now) need to be just that- a TEAM. I have met many great dealers and many great supervisors at that property and it is wrong to drive a wedge in between them.

Finally, as a player at that resort, the thing that pisses me off the most is that no consideration has been given to what my intentions are when I put a tip bet on the table. Steve says its his money. WRONG. Its my money unless the tip bet loses. Until then I'll tell you who I want to get that tip and thats the only opinion that should matter to SW, the dealers, and the courts.