Bettie: Just FYI

[Bettie]

This is just a small part of an overall editorial that has nothing to do with the topic of card-counting, but I thought I'd post it here for information's sake:

As the archive of casino surveillance videos acquired by local attorney Bob Nersesian under the Freedom of Information Act attests, Las Vegas police to this day remain far more likely to arrest and charge a legal advantage card player who calls them for help while being "back-roomed" by casino security officers than they are to charge those casino security officers with any crime for detaining and photographing -- even beating and handcuffing -- such players against their will.

So far as I've been able to determine, no private casino officer in this town has ever been arrested or charged with beating up, kidnapping or holding a legal card counter against his will, even though the state Supreme Court has ruled that card counting and other applications of skill are perfectly legal at the tables.

[AutomaticMonkey]

This is exactly why I would never let them take me in a back room. I'd rather let them beat me up in front of a hundred casino patrons and then let Mr. Nersesian run a number on them in civil court. Who knows what they will do back there?

When policemen are fired for misdeeds or fail to make the force for psychological reasons, they gravitate towards being security guards. I once worked as a security guard (not for a casino) and they paired me up with a guy who was a fired corrections officer. Too brutal and criminal to be a prison guard! One of the most unstable persons I've ever met. These are not the kinds of guys I want to be handcuffed in a back room with- I'll take my chances resisting them in public.