Fire Systems Cause Harrah's Casino Misdemeanor Complaint

When owning a business, there are many responsibilities in conjunction with being the boss. One of the disadvantages of being the boss is when something goes wrong, usually the blame lies with the owner.

This is the scenario that is facing Harrah's Entertainment Inc. The company is in legal trouble due to their fire safety systems at three of their casinos in Las Vegas.

A misdemeanor criminal complaint has been filed against Harrah's, claiming that workers have tampered with fire safety systems in the casinos. The complaint was filed on Wednesday in Las Vegas Justice Court.

The company has released a statement that claims they are making the problem their number one priority. They also said in the statement that they are working with Clark County officials to try and rectify the situation.

The complaint goes back all the way to June of 2004. That is when there were fire code violations. They also were cited for violations in December of last year at the Rio Hotel Casino, Flamingo Las Vegas, and Harrah's Las Vegas.

The fire problems are not the only that Harrah's has faced in the recent past. Two supervisors for the company were accused back in December of seventeen misdemeanor violations of building codes while Harrah's and the Rio were undergoing renovations.

May 31, 2008
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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