Colorado
Casino Levied Record Fine
As reported by the Denver Post:
"A record $200,000 fine for sloppy accounting
practices was levied Thursday against the owners
of the Mardi Gras Casino in Black Hawk, putting
state casinos' total penalty at nearly $2 million
since 1993.
"Colorado's
casinos have been hit with more than 50 fines
totaling $1.9 million in less than 13 years.
Infractions have included failure to properly
document revenues and using a deck with missing
cards for 12 hours on a blackjack table, according
to Colorado Division of Gaming documents.
"Nearly
half the fines imposed against the state's casinos
are for poor accounting procedures. The Division
of Gaming requires casinos to provide documents
to support their reported revenue.
"…Las
Vegas-based Golden Gaming - which owns and operates
Black Hawk's Mardi Gras, Golden Gates and Golden
Gulch casinos - received fines for all three
casinos for poor record-keeping from January
to June. The company acquired the casinos in
January…"
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