Las Vegas Sun

Samo,
I am glad that Shackleford has gotten yet another one of his friends (or maybe even himself under a different name) to trash someone with a different opinion than his.

No, I do not have any ‘Proof’ as to what disciplinary action, if any was or will be taken against any employee since these matters are strictly confidential. However, it is pretty safe to say that IF Mr. Rethore did break the rule in the first place and cashed this ticket, there COULD have been ramifications regarding his employment just as for any employee that disregarded the rules. Now that Shackleford has caused such a stink in the press and with the Gaming Control Board, Mr. Rethore COULD be reprimanded, no one will know. I never said that he in fact was, but this happens all the time, employee follows the rules and then when a patron does not like the answer he causes problems, then the squeaky wheel gets the oil to make him shut up!

As to other sports books honoring expired tickets, I did read this article and Haney talks about the unwritten rule in the sports books. I guess YOU didn’t read the original article from Shackleford’s cohort on the Bear Growls. Here he said that he had this same issue at several sports books, and threw out names of those sports books. It can’t be both ways. Besides, the Gaming Control Board requires that the rules be written, which it is in every sports books house rules posted on the wall and that this expiration date is a minimum of 30 days. I think the WRITTEN rule over rules the UN-WRITTEN rule any day.

You said that Haney is quoting from NGCB documents. Maybe it is you that needs to read this article again because I found only 1 reference to what Mr. Rethore said in a ‘Prepared statement’. How is that getting the whole story? I do not see anywhere in this article where Mr. Rethore was directly asked for his comments to what Mr. Shackleford was spewing. This is a one sided story from a man, or should I say baby, that didn’t get his own way and is now throwing a temper tantrum like a 3 year old child.

It seems that every time someone posts a different spin or looks at this issue in a different, more positive light than Shackleford, a very angry person posts a comment shredding and dissecting each word said. You have every right to be negative in everything you do and say, but other people have every right to see it from the other side of the counter, from the employee’s point of view servicing an arrogant, disruptive, foul mouthed customer.

Because of all of the crap and lies that are being thrown by Shackleford, the Stratosphere will probably pay him just to shut him up and stop all of this drama. What an arrogant SOB!

Let’s start with the core issue here. Michael Shackleford wanted an employee of the Stratosphere to break the written rules of the sports book which could have resulted in this employee being terminated from his job. After all of this one sided, negative publicity that Michael Shackleford is having his buddies generate, that is probably still going to happen. Some innocent worker is now forced to put up with all of this crap, just because a web blogger has an issue with the casino industry. That is the bottom line, plain and simple. I know that when I took my position with the company that I work for, I had to agree to abide by all of the rules of the company whether I agreed with them or not.

This is the problem with today’s society and why the rest of the world hates the US. Michael Shackleford is being very arrogant thinking that the rules of society are for everyone but him. He is probably the guy at the grocery store that is in the 10 items of less line with a basket full of groceries or the guy that tailgates you when you are already going 5 miles over the speed limit and is yelling at you because you are blocking his way with you slow rate of speed because he is the only one that matters.

He stated that he was aware of the 60 day time period that this ticket was valid, but in his arrogance stated by his actions, this rule only applies to the rest of the population, not to him. He should get his ticket cashed whenever he wants because he is the great and powerful, The Wizard of Odds!

No doubt a gambler, UNLV professor and web blogger such as Shackleford knows the rules of the gaming control board well. He is also quite connected in the gambling community. This is why when he has an axe to grind with the casino industry (he seems to have quite a few axes according to his blog), he and his buddies like Jeff Haney, Anthony Curtis and LV Bear (can’t seem to find his real name), who also has a blog on the internet, takes it out on the sports book manager that is just trying to make a living and follow the rules set by the company that he works for.

One thing the Sun publishers might want to ask is did anyone bother to get the facts from the Stratosphere, the Gaming Control Board or Mr. Rethore? I for one would like to hear that side of the story. Maybe we may see the true scumbag (his words from his blog, not mine) here.

I really hope you are happy with causing such turmoil and a possible termination for this employee, you could have just mailed in the ticket if you couldn’t get to the Stratosphere. They would have sent you a check.