Originally Posted by MisterV View Post
I haven't researched or looked into the legality of being backroomed in sin city but it's obviously an interesting subject.

Is there a Nevada statute or case law which prohibits it, other than general notions of false imprisonment?

Do the casinos give the detainee the initial choice to follow them to the back room?

For example, do they preface things with "Will you please come with us?"

If so they can argue waiver / voluntary compliance.

Were I ever asked to go with staff I'd refuse and attempt to leave...as should we all, in my opinion: "Just say NO."
As per asking "will you come with me/us"? That certainly wasn't my experience. I had two guys "escorting" me to the back room, one had hold of my arm. I mean, I could have probably broken that hold, but the point is, at least in my case, which is all I will speak of, there was nothing "voluntary" about it.

The precedent, was the James Grosjean case. I believe the term used in that case was "illegal imprisonment", but I could be wrong. But THAT is the case that changed everything and we had more than a decade of 'polite backoffs' as opposed to the back-rooming shit. THAT was most of my time in Vegas. I guess I was lucky to have come along at just the right time.

But there seems to have been a bit of a shift in the last several years (post covid, not that it has anything to do with covid). there have been 4 or 5 back-rooming type incidents in this time period. And several by this one casino. I don't know what changed. But it is worth noting that the casino in question is owned/run by an old school type of owner, from a longtime Vegas casino family.

I think, and this is just an opinion, that it is going to take not just a couple of these cases costing the casino and/or insurance companies 6 figure settlements or verdicts, but the negative publicity that goes with that. Unfortunately, that second part, going public, I wasn't willing to do, and other players may not be willing to do. James was willing. Thank you James.