Las Vegas Sun NewsNevada Gaming Commission approves $1 million fine against Palms
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24 January 2013
4:25 p.m.
The Nevada Gaming Commission today approved an agreement to levy more than $1 million in fines and fees against the Palms amid accusations that nightclub employees offered drugs and prostitutes to undercover officers. The action formalized a settlement reached Jan. 11, the day the state filed a 17-count complaint against the casino. The board allowed the Palms four months to pay the $1 million fine, plus $78,000 in investigation fees. The commission said it hopes the fine will encourage other properties to police themselves. This wasn't the first investigation into Las Vegas nightclubs. The Palms complaint came two years after ...
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Taking a much more Libertarian view than Mr. Swanson, I believe these activities, among consenting adults, should be legal. I abhor the use of "recreational" drugs and think those that mess with them are dumber than dirt, but since they are adults, it should be their choice. As for prostitution, who cares? As long as they do not engage in criminal acts against their "Johns" and are adults, whose business is it? However, as long as those activities are illegal, they should be enforced in an equal manner. Get caught under the same circumstances and think all you'd be is fined? Why has no one been arrested and charged? "Deep pockets," that's why. The laws are not about morality nor about "criminal" activity. Nope, they are a way of extracting money from those that can pay, in a big way, as in the case of the Palms. For those that can't, it's "3 hots & cot" justice.