The volume of early inspections indicates the Gaming Control Board gave this the highest regulatory priority and intended to set lofty expectations for casino compliance,\u201d Cabot told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cThe number of inspections is not surprising, given this emphasis.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHe points out the board\u2019s enforcement division has about 90 full-time, police-certified field agents who worked on the inspections or observations. Initially, other board agents assisted the enforcement agents, the gaming commission\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n
Cabot further explained that \u201cin June \u2026 [health and safety] protocols were new, and some implementation errors [were] \u2026 expected. Likewise, some casinos may have had challenges in conforming guest behaviors consistent with social distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n
He contends it is \u201cconsistent that [about] 10 percent of inspections resulted in regulatory cases. These numbers should decrease in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
A regulatory case is often resolved by \u201ccommunications\u201d with a casino, which can then \u201calter its operations to assure future compliance,\u201d Cabot further explained. It also can \u201cserve as a warning that future \u2026 noncompliance may result in disciplinary action.\u201d<\/p>\n
In fact, the seven disciplinary actions are \u201cmore surprising,\u201d Cabot noted. He explains that \u201cdisciplinary actions are more common when the violations result from intentional violations, an indifference to regulatory compliance, or repeated violations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nFines are the \u201cnormal resolution\u201d to these violations, he confirmed. But the gaming commission is given \u201cbroad discretion. The fines could be as low as $10,000, or in the millions,\u201d Cabot added.<\/p>\n
Gaming Board Chair Urges Safeguards<\/h2>\n
With Labor Day weekend starting, Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairperson Sandra Douglass Morgan<\/a> said in a statement released this week that \u201cIt is incumbent on every gaming operator to remind employees and customers to properly wear face coverings and to comply with occupancy limits and social distancing protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Nevada Gaming Control Board undertook more than 11,795 inspections or observations at gaming venues statewide since June 4. The goal was to ensure compliance with state coronavirus regulations, according to data released on Thursday. But those official visits led to only seven formal complaints. The compliance checks began when Nevada casinos could reopen after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":147644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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