I went to a different California casino tonight to check out their bathroom. Why? Because I'm putting together a report for this website about the "best" high limit bathrooms in Vegas -- and mentioning California casinos also makes sense.
Well, while I was in their high limit men's room I saw three casino workers -- two in uniform and one manager in a suit with a name badge -- using the urinals. And I couldn't help but notice that when they finished their business they zipped it and zipped out. In other words-- they didn't wash their hands.
I followed the manager out (he was last to leave) and while he didn't wash his hands he did stop at a "hand sanitizer device" and dabbed some of the alcohol-based fluid on his hands and rubbed his hands together. Frankly, I don't think that "counts" as hand washing after using a urinal.
I'd like to give these guys the benefit of the doubt -- but there is no doubt. They didn't wash and they went back to work handling money, making change and serving consumers, touching equipment, machines and stations.
And this isn't the first time it happened. I was at this same casino more than a year ago and saw the same thing happen with one uniformed worker. But tonight -- there were three workers.
Should I go public here or notify the casino first? I think I know what I'm going to do, but I would like to get some reaction.
But what happened tonight is why I am very careful in casinos to always wash my hands well after playing and after touching machines and keys and dice and cards and money. Players are equally as fault because I often see patrons not washing. And to think these players also pound on the same keys I'm hitting, and they touch the same dice and the money and blow on the dice.
Casinos are a dirty business-- literally.