Friday, July 17, 2009

Nightclub Issues

Nightclubs, especially in Las Vegas, are a hot topic. The Nevada Gaming Control Board is clearly concerned about what happens within them and the apparent inability of their management to maintain control.

Having shopped a few nightclubs I've seen first hand some of the issues NGCB has raised. Drugs, prostitution, individuals who've had way too much to drink, internal theft, to name a few.

The biggest problem I see is that way too much money is changing hands. Employees of the nightclubs are making too much money and are continually trying to make more. It seems like everyone is corrupt and that anything is okay as long as you 'grease" someone for it. This practice allows illegal activity to flourish, and pushes the price up for a normal customer who just wants to sit down, have a few drinks, and listen to music. To do that you must now pay for "Bottle Service" Who invented that anyway!

It is sad that it is our customers are being hustled like this and it doesn't make Las Vegas look good either!

The only way to control these clubs is to control the hustling and "kickbacks." These clubs need managers who can't be corrupted and who will ensure their employees are on a short leash!

Your thoughts?

1 comment:

  1. My thought on this is clubs will keep making money until stronger regulations and training procedures are brought to help deter these behaviors. The upper management should be sending in more mystery shoppers to rate the club in categories including service, security presence, prices, illegal activities, and etc. This will help upper management to bring better people in to develop a safe and fun atmosphere for the customer.

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