Las Vegas Workers Share The Crazy Things They've Seen Tourists Do
Casinos tend to bring out some odd behaviour in people. Las Vegas especially seems to cause people to act in ways they would otherwise never dream of back at home. The combination of long nights, partying and the sheer overwhelming nature of Vegas leads to people becoming seriously impaired in the judgement department. So we wanted to know; what are the craziest casino stories? From devastating losses, to insanely lucky breaks, to outright criminality, here are first hand accounts of shenanigans straight from the casino floor. Good luck.
50. Lost In Five Hands
I had a customer lose about $10,000. He's walking to the ATM to get more money and the dealers let him know that there's a $500 max withdraw on the ATM but he can do a credit card advance at the cage for a lot more.
He comes back with $20,000 and loses that in five hands.
49. KFC vs. UFC
My uncle is security at a strip club in Vegas. One night they had a UFC amateur fighter who had a few too many drinks.
He refused to leave and was getting kind of violent.
My uncle (not big at all, just good with people and talking) approached the UFC guy. "Who do you think you're dealing with? I'm a UFC champion." Blah blah blah, UFC this UFC that -- you get the point. My uncle says, "UFC? I eat KFC EVERY DAY!" Apparently, the guy just stood there very confused and left. Came back the next day and apologized and told my uncle what he said was so funny and strange that he couldn't comprehend it and just left.
48. Clean-Up Crew
I currently work the night shift at a casino. I like it because it's often quiet and I don't have to worry about the clients.
There have been times, though, where we would go into rooms to refresh and find homeless folks sleeping under tables and airwall pockets, which often leads us finding piles of poop on the floor.
On one occasion, I walked into a room and found two very old people being intimate. They noticed us walk in the room but didn't care, so we let them finish like good employees and then security escorted them out afterward.
If you're coming to Vegas on a business trip and decide to get freaky late at night in a public room on the convention floors, always expect someone to be watching.
47. What A Knight
My brother worked in the show at Excalibur where you watch knights joust and stuff while everyone eats their meal with their hands.
As far as I know, the craziest thing was the time he knocked out one of the main actors in the middle of a performance because he accidentally hit him in the head with his sword (they're dull but they're still heavy).
