Bomb sniffing dogs inside Caesars Palace

[Alan Mendelson]

Checking in to the hotel you are greeted by a K9 unit with bomb sniffing dogs.

http://alanbestbuys.com/id470.html

[kewlJ]

Pprobably sniffing for counterfeit dice because someone on the internet has been insisting they saw 18 y.o.'s in a row, when they couldn't possibly have.

[LarryS]

the technology is also there to xray all baggage....but its time consuming and involves an expense of hiring more people to handle lines.

Its used in hotels overseas....and thats the wave of the future eventually in the USA once another type of incident happens in vegas or high profile area.

In the current climate...hotels will open themselves to laawsuits if the technology is there to prevent a disaster, and they do nothing.

[Travis McGee]

Checking in to the hotel you are greeted by a K9 unit with bomb sniffing dogs.

http://alanbestbuys.com/id470.html

The article is misleading on several issues. K9 units have been used in Las Vegas casinos for over 5 years and walk through casinos regularly, especialy Wynn and Bellagio.

For decades the unwritten rule for Vegas casinos was that their guards and security personnel would not carry guns of any kind.

Also, several Las Vegas casinos have for decades had their security guards carry loaded weapons. Mandalay Bay decided not to pay the extra $30,000. in liability insurance to cover all their guards to carry.

Proof, here is a 2010 quote about a Bellagio robbery:

"Security at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas had to make the split-second decision, Tuesday. They decided to let a bandit escape with $1.5 million rather than starting a shootout.

He had a gun. You just don't want that guy to fire that gun," said David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a former casino security guard.

"Which is a worse headline? '$1.5 Million Stolen from Casino'? or 'Patrons Killed in Casino Firefight'?"

A day after the brazen heist, police were trying to locate the mysterious bandit while they kept watch for anyone trying to cash big-denomination chips, from $100 to $25,000, like the ones stolen.

Experts and police say, for all the risk, the robber may be staring at colorful, but worthless chips.

Police Lt. Clinton Nichols said the chips aren't cash, with no monetary value unless they're taken back to the Bellagio.

[girlfriday]

I love dogs of any kind..