Gosh, I was quite shocked when I checked out of Binions Casino yesterday at noon, and was informed that there was a long-distance telephone charge in the amount of $2.15 to settle up with management.
No, the paltry sum didn't bother me, at all.
The truth?
I didn't make the telephone call!
"I was up on the roof-deck catching some sun on Thursday," I informed the cashier at the front desk.
When I left my suite and headed upstairs to the pool, I spied the Maid's trolley in the hallway a few feet from my door.
Two hours later, when I returned, she was nowhere in sight.
I surmise that the housekeeper made the telephone call expecting that I would not notice the charge.
Wrong!
I never made any calls from my Hotel room the entire week I was ensconced at Binions, so the telephone bill invariably stood out like a sore thumb!
If it wasn't the maid, then the ramifications are more serious, wouldn't you agree?
Another Hotel employee must be accessing guest rooms at whim to make unauthorized long distance calls - and just maybe - scanning suites for valuables while unsuspecting guests are out gambling, catching some rays like moi, or what-have-you.
The Hotel staff didn't seem to be particularly alarmed when I assured them I never made the telephone call.
So, I am inclined to wonder, does this kind of nefarious activity go down regularly at Binions Casino unchecked?
Personally, in view of Binions' blase attitude about it all, I've decided file a complaint with the Las Vegas Police Department.
In my estimation, until that employee is caught (and punished within the full extent of the law) other guests at the Hotel will continue to be at risk.
To be safe, don't leave items of value in your suite unattended.
And, check each charge on any bill that Binions presents to you at check-out.
Something tells me, you'll be glad you did.
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