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This just confirms that Casinos companies are mentally more gang/mafia than business with "customer first" approach. Best "lesson" for hotels would be to move D

• emodendroket 8y ago
  Don't be naive. There is no reason to think that the same thing could not happen in some other city.
  • tgsovlerkhgsel 8y ago
    There's no reason to think the same thing could not have happened in some other city, but if it became common knowledge amongst hotels that doing this will potentially cost your city this business opportunity, it would be very unlikely to happen afterwards.
    • emodendroket 8y ago
      On the other hand, if this is simply standard procedure at any hotel you could use, what choice do you have?
      • ameister14 8y ago
        airbnb
        • emodendroket 8y ago
          Yes, wonderful, they can host the event in the Airbnb convention center
          • ameister14 8y ago
            I wasn't aware it was a problem with the convention center; I thought it was an issue with people's hotel rooms.
            • emodendroket 8y ago
              Generally when you hold a big event like this you use a large hotel with an attached convention center.
              • ameister14 8y ago
                Except if the event is in say, San Diego, LA, San Francisco or New York.
            • objectivetruth 8y ago
              Right, but people have to leave their hotel rooms and meet in some central location, otherwise it's not a conference :-)
      • admax88q 8y ago
        But it's not standard procedure at any hotel. So far it has only been reported of it happening in Vegas. Move DEFCON to somewhere else next year in protest. Then they might learn their lesson.
        • ryandrake 8y ago
          I guarantee other hotel chains will be watching this situation with great interest. If Caesars suffers no consequences, then they will all see it as a green light that they can also treat their customers this way, and soon it will be normalized.
          • emodendroket 8y ago
            Precisely my thoughts
        • objectivetruth 8y ago
          I'm surprised more people aren't saying this, but: I've had this happen over the years at multiple large, "upscale" hotels belonging to national chains across the US. I usually leave the "Do Not Disturb" sign up the entire time I'm in a hotel. (I'm paranoid about having my electronics stolen when I leave for meals, and I usually work during the day in my hotel room when housekeeping is coming in, and I don't want to be interrupted. Besides, I bring my own towels and toiletries so I don't need anything from them.) I've always been told it's a safety thing and that makes sense to me -- usually, it's a manager who calls and requests just to stick their head in every five days, while I'm there, and they're completely understanding of my fear of theft.