Public intoxication laws in NV

[Automatic Monkey]

I was wondering, that because alcohol is part of my table act, do I put myself in danger of being arrested for being drunk in public in a casino? I never get belligerent or make a mess of anything, nor harass other players, but I will stagger to the bathroom (on negative counts of course!) after supposedly drinking 4 or 5, bellow for the waitress, and on rare occasions fall out of my chair. It's pretty solid and I've never been backed off once I get the act going good.

So let's say I get made as an AP anyway and management wants to really screw me over, do you think they can enter a complaint against me for public intoxication? Even though they handed me the alcohol? This is the last thing I'd want to have happen, end up in the city joint for intoxication when I'm not even drunk.

Here's one of my methods for drinking a drink without really drinking it. You get one, take a few sips, and secretly put a cigarette butt in it. Then a cocktail napkin on top of it as if you were cleaning up your area of the table. You hand it back to the waitress and to the eye it will look like you're giving her back your empty glass with the napkin in it. If the waitress asks it there was anything wrong with the drink, you tell her "somebody put their cigarette out in it." Works best in crowded casinos with plastic cups.

 

[phantom007]

Private Clubs........

Since these stores are private venues, I doubt if they would push any public intoxication laws down your throat, especially since "they" are the ones that got you intoxicated in the first place.

I did get backed off once for being sh#tfaced....took the act a little too far. Basically, I had won big, got intox'd, and lost most of the winnings back. PC came up, stated he wanted me to leave a winner, and asked me to "go to bed"....not with him, BTW.

AM....got an idea to expand your act.....TRY DRINKING THE DRINK WITH THE CIGARETTE BUTT IN IT! Now that's cover.

GRIN.

ph.007.

 

[Mayor]

Relevant gaming law

5.011 Grounds for disciplinary action. The board and the commission deem any activity on the part of any licensee, his agents or employees, that is inimical to the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the people of the State of Nevada, or that would reflect or tend to reflect discredit upon the State of Nevada or the gaming industry, to be an unsuitable method of operation and shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the board and the commission in accordance with the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations of the board and the commission. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following acts or omissions may be determined to be unsuitable methods of operation:

1. Failure to exercise discretion and sound judgment to prevent incidents which might reflect on the repute of the State of Nevada and act as a detriment to the development of the industry.

2. Permitting persons who are visibly intoxicated to participate in gaming activity.

3. Complimentary service of intoxicating beverages in the casino area to persons who are visibly intoxicated.

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[Myooligan]

shared responsibility

Just finished a workplace training session on alcohol service-related issues. They gave us all sorts of stories about the venue getting sued because they were found partly responsible for the drunken conduct. For instance, in one case a bartender cut off service to a guy who'd been drinking heavily. His friends continued to by him drinks and sneaked them over to him. Afterwards he killed someone in a driving accident, and the venue was successfully sued for negligence.

I doubt the casino would want to go on record as being negligent or conduct itself in a manner that would "reflect or tend to reflect discredit upon the State of Nevada or the gaming industry," even if they were intent on screwing you over.

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Makes sense

OK now I remember from your book that they're not supposed to deal to a drunk and you can call Gaming to have drunks removed from a game. So if they served me the alcohol and continued to serve or deal to me after I appear intoxicated, they will be bringing heat down on themselves as well as me if they call the cops on me. Thanks for the info.

 

[Victoria]

what they do and what they are supposed to do

As we all know can be very different.

I recall a story, I think from Al Rogers, about playing poker with a fall down drunk at the Horseshoe when it was managed by Harrah's. It went something like, Al asked them to stop the drunk from playing, they did not. Al called gaming, gaming came but after they left, they continued to deal to the drunk. Only upon return did they stop. I think later Al was asked to leave.

Not sure of the accuracy of this, but we all have seen completely intoxicated players allowed to play way past the point of their being able to make good decisions.

Victoria

 

[Mayor]

mixing stories

I was the one playing aginast the poker guy (the story is in my book) -- Al was at the Horseshoe and got kicked out. Al does not play poker. However, many details of the stories are similar.

 

[Victoria]

defective memory

Mayor: Sorry about that but I hope I at least got the gist of the casinos attitude correct.

Victoria

 

[Al Rogers]

Casinos like drunken players; they dislike those trying to keep them from fleecing the drunks

I hope I at least got the gist of the casinos' attitude correct.

Yes, you did.