Prostitutes and Casinos. 10 years ago. Save. We'll be going to Vegas soon and I'βve read that some Hotel/casinos tolerate these women more than others.
In addition to street prostitution, prostitutes work in low-rent buildings, massage parlours and illegal brothels, and the casinos, nightclubs, saunas and some of.
Prostitutes and Casinos. 10 years ago. Save. We'll be going to Vegas soon and I'βve read that some Hotel/casinos tolerate these women more than others.
Prostitutes and Casinos. 10 years ago. Save. We'll be going to Vegas soon and I'βve read that some Hotel/casinos tolerate these women more than others.
But reports compiled by its own staff, and obtained by The Sun-Herald , show suspected prostitutes and their handlers routinely ply their trade unchallenged inside the complex, including in its hotel. Casino in prostitution investigation. According to sources, Ms Furness asked to see the incident reports and is concerned at the grey area that exists between strict regulations that apply only to the gaming floors but not the entire casino premises. Some describe money openly changing hands but none detail any prostitutes or pimps being warned off the premises. On the same night - September 2 last year - another patron was suspected of having prostitutes sent to his room on the 11th floor. While prostitution is legal, it is illegal under the Summary Offences Act to live on the earnings of a prostitute as a pimp. The Casino Control Act also obliges the casino to ensure an environment ''free from criminal influence or exploitation''. An log from three weeks earlier describes a complaint by a male patron who was approached in the casino's sports theatre by a female who offered ''sexual relations''. Photo: Quentin Jones. One ''pimp'' is identified arriving in a car with the same number plates on four occasions over three months last year. The casino review is due to be handed to the state government by December An authority spokesman said: ''The investigation will determine if The Star is suitable to continue to operate the casino and if it is in the public interest for the casino licence to remain in force. We also don't believe there is any hotel that does more to detect and report this activity. The casino review, headed by the barrister Gail Furness, SC, is understood to be concerned by the reports. The Star says it ''actively discourages'' prostitution but ''it is extremely difficult to prove''. The Star regularly discusses the issue of prostitution within the hotel with both police and the regulator, however neither has raised any concerns. In one case, he is described as dropping off one prostitute as he collected another on her way out. Under review β¦ the refurbished Star reopened in October. The authority is pushing for a metre exclusion zone for brothels around the casino.
THE illegal shuttling of casino prostitution to The Star casino complex by known ''pimps'' is under investigation by a government review into the licence of the revamped casino.
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The casino's own surveillance reports suggest little is done to prevent ''regular'' prostitutes being brought in for patrons on demand. Incident reports were not a regulatory requirement but used as a ''risk management tool to monitor undesirable and illegal activity''. The vast majority of the 13 reports obtained by The Sun-Herald relate to prostitutes meeting clients in the casino's hotel foyer or going straight to hotel rooms. In these cases, neither were passed on despite strict laws forbidding prostitutes working the gaming floor. A spokesman for The Star, Brad Schmitt, said the casino regarded prostitution as an ''undesirable activity'' but added: ''It is something we actively try to discourage, however it is extremely difficult to prove. The Star insisted yesterday it took a ''zero-tolerance approach to prostitution''. A subsequent review of CCTV footage found after being rebuffed the woman entered the main casino floor and approached another man: ''The Asian female walks in front of the main cashier, stops for a moment and befriends another Caucasian male wearing a cream top and brown pants β¦ There appears to be some affection shown between each other. The Sydney Morning Herald. He said: ''The Star has a zero tolerance approach to prostitution within the casino boundary. All incident reports must include whether staff contacted police or the casino authority. A previous casino review conducted by Peter McClellan QC in states that ''prostitution is an offence if it takes place on the casino premises''. None of the other reports indicated that police and the authority were notified.